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Exploring Torortorofotsy Marshes.
© Grace Blackham

Developing National Management Guidance for Madagascar's Freshwater Wetlands

Grantee Name: Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

Hotspot
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Madagascar
Amount
$62,573
Dates
Oct 2015 – Jan 2019
Keywords
Conservation planning, Fisheries, Habitat conservation and management, Networks, Policy/law, Protected Areas, Ramsar site

Prepare a national wetland management guidance in close cooperation with the National RAMSAR Committee, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Asity and the Organisation de Soutien pour le Développement Rural à Madagascar (OSDRM), drawing on lessons and experiences from a vast array of stakeholders. The guidance document will be widely communicated to wetland managers and policy makers, and tested at a minimum of three sites: Lake Kinkony, Lake Alaotra and Lake Sofia.

Strategic Direction :

2 Enable civil society to mainstream biodiversity and conservation into political and economic decision-making.

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