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Tany Meva contributes to the national objective in increasing the cover of protected areas of Madagascar of 1,7 millions to 6 millions ha in 5 years in the Durban Vision. |
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| The Biodiversity Management program at the community level aims at reinforcing the capacity of the local and community organisations and encouraging their participation in the implementation and the management of the new sites of conservation in Madagascar. The objectives of this program are: Reinforcement of Tany Meva in the identification, implementation and the supervision of the funding programs. At least 100, 000 ha of natural areas are protected through the implication of the local communities and organisations. Transmission of the acquired experiences during the program. The intervention zones of Tany Meva are: the Eastern part of Madagascar represented by the Maroantsetra region in the green belt of Makira, in the South with Midongy and the Sept Lacs forest (Seven Lakes). Our Criteria: -Site with important biological value -Active engagement of the local communities. Makira / Maroantsetra Project: This year will be a year when the micro finance will be launched in Makira as green credit for a 3-year period. In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Tany Meva has invested in Makira with the funding from the Mac Arthur American Foundation so as to allow the implementation of new management transfers and also the capacity building of the VOI or the basic communities for the implementation of income generator activities. In addition, WCS has got the agreement of the MINENVEF to ensure the International Marketing of the Makira Carbon, which will be managed by Tany Meva. Achievements: The implementation of 6 new management transfers and the reinforcement of 10 old management transfers realised in Makira, 40,500 ha of managed transfers by the community around the Protected Area of Makira and the reinforcement of 16 VOI on the themes related to the management transfer, to the sustainable activities of exploitation of the forest resources and agricultural techniques that are improving the yield. Andry Andriamanga (a.andriamanga@tanymeva.org.mg) is the program manager. Promotion of the site of Global Heritage, Midongy-Befotaka: This project promotes the sites of Global Heritage phase II in the South-East cluster of Madagascar for the national park of Midongy-Befotaka with 3 concerned communities: Midongy, Ankazovelo and Befotaka. The specificity of this project relies on the existence of multi-donors who are: Conservation International, UNF, EPT, the Norwegian Foundation for the environment, and the Fondation Tany Meva. The project has started in July of this year and will be operational during 20 months Its objectives are to: -Protect the key sites for biodiversity conservation of the ecosystems of the humid and dry forests of Madagascar through their subscription on the list of the sites of Global Heritage. -Improve the management of the whole sites of the humid forests of the Atsinanana Global Heritage according to the management standards of the Global Heritage Convention. -Extend the sites of the humid forests of the Atsinanana Global Heritage according to the recommendations of the UICN follow-up mission. Ioly Razafindratandra (i.razafindratandra@tanymeva.org.mg) is the projects manager. |
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