Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Currently investing and previously invested
Regional Implementation Team (RIT)
IUCN NL, SAF/FJKM (Madagascar), ID (Comoros), FORENA (Mauritius) and SeyCCAT (Seychelles)
RIT website-
Monique Randriatsivery, RIT Leader
cepfproposals@iucn.nl
Investment
- 2022 to 2027: US$21.7 million
- 2015 to 2022: US$12.3 million
- 2001 to 2012: US$5.6 million
Eligible Countries
Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, SeychellesEcosystem Profile
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Ecosystem Profile, 2022
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Ecosystem Profile Summary Brochure 2023
CEPF‘s initial investment in the hotspot focused exclusively on Madagascar. We awarded 40 grants to 18 civil society organizations.
For our second investment in the hotspot (2015-2022), which received additional funding from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, CEPF provided a source of funding that was designed to reach civil society in a way that complemented funding going to government agencies. We encouraged inventive conservation ideas, in particular those that demonstrated the link between the benefits of biodiversity and sound development. We also supported concrete regional collaborations among on-the-ground conservation groups, which had been working largely in isolation.
Our investments focused on 38 sites in Madagascar, 19 in the Comoros, nine in Mauritius and 12 in the Seychelles. These sites—wetlands and waterways, dry forests, and coastal and marine areas—house ecosystems that have exceptional biodiversity but had thus far received less attention from conservation funders. We awarded 128 grants to 92 civil society organizations.
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Indian Ocean Islands
CEPF now has an additional investment in the Indian Ocean Islands, which focuses specifically on funding projects that build resilience to climate change.
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Because Madagascar and the continental Seychelles broke off from the Gondwanaland supercontinent more than 160 million years ago, the islands are a living example of species evolution in isolation. And on Madagascar, which makes up about 95 percent of the hotspot‘s land area, new species are being discovered at a rapid rate: 22 new mammal species and subspecies have been described in the past 15 years.
While one of the criteria to define an area as a hotspot is having at least 1,500 endemic plant species, Madagascar alone possesses an astounding 11,200. This endemism is not limited to plants: the island is home to five families of birds, five families of primates and two families of freshwater fish found nowhere else on the planet.
In addition to its incredible species diversity, the hotspot provides millions of people with fresh water and other ecosystem services that are essential to their survival.
Resources
2022 – 2027
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Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2024English697.48 KBpdf
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Status Update: CEPF Investment in the MADIO Hotspot (April 2024)English863.17 KBpdf
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Status Update: CEPF Investment in the MADIO Hotspot (September 2024) [FR]French2.34 MBpdf
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Status Update: CEPF Investment in the MADIO Hotspot (September 2024)English7.59 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2023English411.61 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot MapEnglish and French5.80 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot Ecosystem Profile Summary Brochure 2023French25.84 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot Ecosystem Profile Summary Brochure 2023English25.71 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, Final 2022French6.62 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, Final 2022English6.38 MBpdf
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KBA+ Analysis for Madagascar 2022English3.00 MBpdf
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KBA+ Analysis for Indian Ocean Islands 2022English6.56 MBpdf
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian OceanFrench841.94 KBpdf
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian OceanEnglish835.69 KBpdf
2015 – 2022
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Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Final Assessment, 2022English1.67 MBpdf
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Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2021English1.36 MBpdf
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Report: KBA+ Pilot Demonstration for Madagascar, 2014French1.84 MBpdf
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Report: KBA+ Pilot Demonstration for Madagascar, 2014English1.72 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2020English572.31 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Mid-Term Assessment, 2020English1.48 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2018English619.58 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Focal Point EndorsementsEnglish and French1.81 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, 2014 - Annex 7b (Trigger Species)809.97 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, 2014 - Annex 7a (Trigger Species)768.60 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, 2014 - Annex 6French and English69.27 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, 2014French7.63 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Review, 2017English1.75 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile, 2014English7.22 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile Summary, 2014Malagasy1.00 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile Summary Brochure, 2014English2.47 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem Profile Summary Brochure, 2014French3.37 MBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2015English305.10 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2016English676.63 KBpdf
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Map: Conservation Outcomes Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands, 2014English8.44 MBpdf
2001 – 2012
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Madagascar Focal Point Endorsement for First CEPF InvestmentFrench444.67 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Review, 2004English505.82 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2005English201.97 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Five-Year Assessment, 2006English421.02 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Annual Portfolio Review, 2011English296.86 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Five-Year Assessment, 2006French326.18 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Ecosystem ProfileFrench399.42 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island Annual Portfolio Review, 2014English602.55 KBpdf
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Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot Program for Consolidation, 2009English47.22 KBpdf
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CEPF and Poverty Reduction: A Review of the CEPF Madagascar Portfolio, 2006English736.57 KBpdf
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Map: Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity HotspotEnglish178.63 KBpdf