Projects in Madagascar

The Status and Exploitation of Marine Turtle Species in Southwest Madagascar

This project aims to assess the status and exploitation of marine turtles in southwest Madagascar, in order to address the existing lack of information that is hampering the development of conservation strategies.

The Development of Community Marine Turtle Conservation in Southwest Madagascar

The project aims to assess the status of marine turtle populations in southwest Madagascar and to promote and develop community marine turtle conservation.

Community-Based Marine Turtle Conservation in Western Madagascar

To integrate local fishers and community members into marine turtle monitoring, conservation and awareness-raising work in west Madagascar.

Kapany Lemurs Project

This project aims to determine the taxonomic status of the Kapany lemurs, which present an intermediate morphology beetwen Eulemur macaco (the black lemur) and Eulemur flavifrons (the black blue-eyed lemur). This will help to enable the red-listing of this potentially threatened lemur taxon by the IUCN.

Biodiversity Assessment and Strategic Conservation Planning, for the Riparian Forests of the Spiney Forest Ecoregion of Madagascar

This project aims to research, assess and plan for the management of the Spiney Forests of Madagascar

Cave-Roosting Bats, Madagascar

Conservation of cave-roosting bats in Madagascar

Conservation of Endemic Malagasy Trident-Nosed Bats

The project aims to assess the conservation status and forest dependency of two specieis of Malagasy trident-nosed bats (Triaenops. spp).

Hunting of Endemic Rousettus Fruit Bats in Madagascar: The Demand for Bushmeat, the Impact on Bat Populations and the Socioeconomic Context

This project will provide important data on the demand for bushmeat and the impact of hunting on the endemic threatened Malagasy fruit bat Rousettus madagascariensis.

Ifotaka, Madagascar: Dialogue for Community Forest Management

Project Ifotaka is a conservation initiative in southern Madagascar, working in the unprotected spiny forest. The team works with local communities to aid them in developing their vision for the future management of the forest.

HONKO Mangrove Conservation Project in the Bay of Ranobe (Madagascar)

Our project aims at the participatory and community-based management of the mangroves bordering the coastline of the Bay. Education and sustainability are two key elements of HONCO.

HONKO Mangrove Conservation & Education

With the second RSG and through our finished Mangrove Community Center, we will focus on actively demonstrating the advantages of a sustainable managed mangrove ecosystem

Mangrove Conservation and Restoration through Sustainable Community Development

The aim of the project is the promotion of sustainable alternative livelihoods, we aim at shifting local perception towards sustainable management and conservation of the mangroves.

Wild Silk Production to Alleviate Poverty and Preserve the Biodiversity of the Makira Protected Area, Madagascar

The goal of our project is to provide a lasting economic alternative slash and burn agriculture that depends on maintaining the border forests that edge important conservation sites.

Investing Farmers and Artisans in Maintaining the Makira Protected Area, Madagascar

The goal of this project is to provide a lasting economic alternative to slash and burn agriculture that invests farmers in maintaining the border forests that edge important conservation sites.

Scaling-Up and Monitoring the Ecological and Economic Impacts of the CPALI Wild Silk Project

Our short-term goal is to initiate monitoring of the effects of CPALI’s wild silk production program on sites bordering the Makira Protected Area as we scale up to 200 farmers. Our long term goal is to initiate a sustainable income generating program that supports framers who have been economically displaced from the Makira Protected Area.

Island Coastal Academy Network (I-CAN), Western Indian Ocean- Internationally-Accredited Capacity-Building for Sustainable Coastal Biodiversity Conservation

This project aims to build local capacity in the western Indian Ocean islands for coastal biodiversity management, sustainable tourism and community-based organization management through a network of training academies offering internationally-accredited BTEC courses in collaboration with host-country institutions.

‘Miamby Fano’ (Guardian of the Turtle)

‘Miamby Fano’ endeavours to improve understanding of the scientific and economic implications of the subsistence turtle fishery to aid the creation and development of community participation programs and education development strategies.

Malagasy Littoral Forest, Madagascar

Evaluation of the effect of lemur translocation on the conservation of a Malagasy Littoral Forest

Coping with Degraded Habitats: Ecological and Social Flexibility of Relocated Collared Lemurs in the Littoral Forest of Madagascar

The aim of the project is to understand whether lemur populations living in partially degraded forests undergo nutritional and/or social stress when compared to populations occurring in intact habitats.

Teaching and Leading through Science Research Education in Andasibe, Madagascar

By enabling local park guides and school children to create and execute conservation-based research, this project seeks to catalyse grassroots education and understanding of Madagascar's stunning biodiversity.

Encouraging Sustainable Harvesting of Crayfish in Madagascar

This project will explore ways to increase the sustainability of crayfish exploitation in Madagascar, which is home to six species of crayfish in Madagascar, all endemic to the island and most probably threatened with extinction.

Establishing the History of Habitat Fragmentation in the South East Littoral Forests of Madagascar

Establishing the history of habitat fragmentation in the South East Littoral forests of Madagascar

Supporting Conservation of Critically Endangered Species and Habitats in South-East Madagascar

This project supports the conservation of critically endangered species and habitats in south-east Madagascar, in areas near where mining takes place.

Conservation Biology of Endemic Malagasy Rails: Population Survey and Protection of Sakalava Rail Key Breeding Habitat with Community Groups, and Taxonomic Study of Bemaraha Wood Rail.

The project aims to continue population census of Sakalava rail, conduct conservation action in order to protect its largest known breeding sites. And contribute in the taxonomy investigation of western forest wood rail occurring at Bemaraha Tsingy national park.

Population and Reproductive Biology of Microcebus and Cheirogaleus in the Eastern Rain Forest of Madagascar

The goal of this project is to ascertain the effects of forest fragmentation and altitude on the reproductive biology and population dynamics of Microcebus rufus, the brown mouse lemur and Cheirogaleus spp. in the eastern rain forests of Madagascar.