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Young teen planting a seedling.
Reforestation activity, involving youth. Tsimembo Manambolomaty Protected Area, Madagascar
© The Peregrine Fund/Lily-Arison Rene de Roland

Strengthening Community Management of Madagascar's Protected Area Tsimembo Manambolomaty Complex in the Face of the Impacts of COVID-19

Grantee Name: THE PEREGRINE FUND

Hotspot
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Location
Madagascar
Amount
$36,679
Dates
Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Keywords
Agroforestry, Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods, Protected Areas

Improve the management of the protected area by involving the community in the protection of natural resources through intensive patrol and surveillance activities. Address the community's declining purchasing power in the face of COVID-19; the project plans to diversify income through the promotion of beekeeping (a combination of traditional and modern hives), agroforestry (moringa and fruit trees), and the production of indigenous seedlings by beneficiary households.

Strategic Direction :

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

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