Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Providing a Tested Plan to Restore Oronjia Forest, Madagascar

Grantee Name: ASSOCIATION TSIMOKA

Hotspot: Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands
Location: Madagascar
Amount: $55,743
Dates: Mar 2020 – Jun 2022
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Gender, Reforestation

Identify native trees to be grown in a nursery, and transplant them to 5 hectares of abandoned agricultural plots within Oronjia Forest, through community mobilization. Pilot restoration approaches suitable for replication in all abandoned plots within Oronjia Forest.

Strategic Direction : 1 Empower local communities to protect and manage biodiversity in priority key biodiversity areas.