Holistic Conservation Programme for Forests
Project’s timeframe, location and implementation
The project will be implemented in the field by WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean from 2008 to 2012. It will cover an area of more than 500.000 ha of moist and dry forests. The Foundation GoodPlanet is financing the project and developing the carbon assessment methodologies.
To know more on the Holistic Conservation Programme for Forests, visit the project's website.
To know more on the Holistic Conservation Programme for Forests, visit the project's website.
Rainforest. Andapa, Madagascar
Project’s vision and objectives
By 2011, reduce the loss of Malagasy forests through conservation activities, thus, reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to deforestation and forest degradation in Madagascar.
By 2011, the project activities will contribute to achieve the following objectives:
1. Improve knowledge and expertise on verifiable ways to measure how much the emission of carbon can potentially be reduced and/or permanently sequestrated by reducing deforestation and forest degradation, restoring degraded forest landscapes and reforestation,
2. Improve the livelihoods and living conditions of local communities by giving them direct responsability for managing forests and natural resources,
3. Fully integrate the conservation of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity in the project.
• New protected areas
- Over 265.000 ha of moist forests and about 85.000 ha of dry forests in accordance with the Malagasy government’s commitment made in 2003 to increase the surface of new protected areas to 6 millions ha by 2012.
- Alternative, sustainable and income-generating agricultural practices,
- Increased revenues and better living conditions for local communities.
- Elaboration of reference scenarios,
- Ground surveys.
1. Improve knowledge and expertise on verifiable ways to measure how much the emission of carbon can potentially be reduced and/or permanently sequestrated by reducing deforestation and forest degradation, restoring degraded forest landscapes and reforestation,
2. Improve the livelihoods and living conditions of local communities by giving them direct responsability for managing forests and natural resources,
3. Fully integrate the conservation of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity in the project.
• New protected areas
- Over 265.000 ha of moist forests and about 85.000 ha of dry forests in accordance with the Malagasy government’s commitment made in 2003 to increase the surface of new protected areas to 6 millions ha by 2012.
Activities
- Transfer of forest and natural resources management
- Alternative, sustainable and income-generating agricultural practices,
- Increased revenues and better living conditions for local communities.
- Restoration of degraded forest landscapes
- Reforestation
- Carbon assessment
- Elaboration of reference scenarios,
- Ground surveys.
Partnerships
- Ministry of Environment and Forest,
- DIANA, SOFIA, SAVA, Amoron’i Mania, Atsimo Atsinanana, Ihorombe, Anosy and Androy regions,
- Stanford University, IOGA, ESSA-Forets, CNRS, LRI, ONFI.
Project Data
- Executant: Maminiana Rasamoelina
- Managing Office: WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office
- Address: WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office B.P. 738 - 101 Antananarivo - Madagascar - +261 20 22 348 85
Contact
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Maminiaina RASAMOELINA
HCPF Programme Officer
WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office,
Antananarivo+261 20 22 411 75
Deforested hillside planned for restoration. Ivohibe, Madagascar
Soil erosion in Madagascar.