Environmental conservation work in Madagascar
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06 Oct 2008
New Madagascar project to measure carbon savings from forest conservation
Up to 500,000 hectares of moist and spiny forests in Madagascar are to be protected or restored in a pioneering project which will include testing ways to measure climate impacts.
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14 Mar 2008
More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers
After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.
“What we know from looking back at the last ten years is that sustained conservation can and does work,” says George Kampamba, WWF International’s African Rhino Programme Coordinator.
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03 Oct 2007
Study: Growing more rice with less water
A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic metres of water while increasing food security, according to a new WWF study. The system of rice intensification method, or SRI, has helped increase yields in some countries by as much as 30%. » Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Dec 2008 - Started: Jul 2003Management and Monitoring of Trade in Wild Plants and Animals in Madagascar
Madagascar has extremely high levels of diversity in a relatively small land area. The hallmark of the country's extensive flora and fauna is the rema... » Read moreToliara Land and Seascape Conservation Programme - Ranobe Complex and Lower Onilahy River Valley
The project will try to reverse present land and marine degradation and restore ecosystems through sustainable natural resource management. This shoul... » Read moreEcoregion Conservation and Community Forestry Development in the Malagasy Humid Forest
This project comprises the first phase of an ecoregion conservation (ERC) programme for Madagascar's humid forest. Initial funding is for one year dur... » Read moreContact
WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office,
Antananarivo
B.P. 738 Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
T: +261 20 22 34885
F: +261 20 22 34888
Antananarivo
B.P. 738 Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
T: +261 20 22 34885
F: +261 20 22 34888
