This project strengthens the resilience of local communities in one of the world's ten poorest countries by planting up to 40,000 native trees in degraded lands bordering the largest remaining rainforest in Madagascar. Our skilled local team will work hand-in-hand with farmers to cultivate 15 native plant species in village nurseries for mixed-use agroforestry. This system yields essential supplemental income for families while supporting biodiversity, from wild silk moths to mouse lemurs.
A hectare of forest lost in Madagascar has a greater negative impact on global biodiversity than a hectare of forest lost virtually anywhere else on earth. Restoring degraded lands with native species can deliver essential benefits for local communities and biodiversity. But subsistence farmers need economic incentives to do so that allow them to provide for their families while engaging in conservation.
Our local team will work with up to 400 farmers in 4 rainforest-bordering communities in northeastern Madagascar to establish village-based tree nurseries and plant up to 40,000 native trees and understory species in mixed-use agroforestry plots. This is expected to restore degraded land that's critical for imperiled biodiversity while providing income for participating families who harvest wild silk, raffia, and natural dyes used by local artisans for nature-positive textiles.
By participating in this initiative, subsistence farmers will obtain a sustainable source of supplemental income that is an important step toward rising out of poverty, providing for their children's education, and supporting their families' wider health and well-being.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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