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Protecting Endangered Trees from Extinction in Madagascar

Grantee Name: Missouri Botanical Garden

Hotspot
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Madagascar
Amount
$169,224
Dates
Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Keywords
Ex situ conservation, Red List assessment, Restoration, Species Conservation

Save from extinction the most endangered trees found outside of protected areas in Madagascar. For at least 36 trees species, project partners will set up expeditions, gather data about repartition and phenology, and get material (seeds and tissues) for testing ex-situ reproduction, preparing later strengthening of wild populations.

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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