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Developing Climate Change Resilience in Rural Community Protected Area Management, Madagascar

Grantee Name: The Aspinall Foundation

Hotspot
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Madagascar
Amount
$148,994
Dates
Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Keywords
Agriculture, Agroforestry, Awareness, Climate adaptation, Community-based conservation, Livelihoods, Restoration, Ecosystem resilience

Help local small-scale subsistence farming communities in the Forest Corridor of Ankeniheny Zahamena adapt to climate change through a combination of awareness raising, patrolling and training in new skills such as climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry which should prevent further loss of primary forest cover whilst increasing ecosystem services and resilience of the communities.

Strategic Direction :

1 Empower communities and civil society to implement actions to improve the resilience of species, ecosystems, and human populations to climate change in priority KBAs

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