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Menabe Antimena Protected Area, western Madagascar
- Community Support and Development
- Ecosystem Restoration
- Endangered Species
- Protected Area Management
- Reforestation
- Wildlife Conservation
- Giant Baobab
- Giant Jumping Rat
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (the world's smallest primate)
- Forest fires
- Logging for timber and charcoal
- Agricultural encroachment for corn
- Ramp up ranger patrols "Green Brigades"
- Fire-fighting equipment
- Ranger station construction
The Challenge
The Menabe Antimena Protected Area, a sanctuary of unparalleled biodiversity located in western Madagascar, has been rapidly shrinking due to deforestation caused by commercial agriculture and logging. With just one-quarter of its original forest remaining intact in 2021, urgent action was needed as dozens of endemic species were at imminent risk of extinction.
Since the official declaration of the Menabe Antimena Protected Area in 2015, this region has been plagued by intense deforestation by fires and forest clearance caused by seasonal non-local individuals planting corn.
Urgent Appeal
In a desperate endeavor to preserve the Menabe Antimena forest, Fanamby is intensifying protection efforts through establishing rapid response ranger teams, dubbed the "Green Brigades", composed of rangers, police and government officials who can enforce stringent forest protection measures.
Conservation Allies has made a ground-breaking multi-year commitment to help conserve these highly threatened forests, supporting activities including a combination of conservation enforcement actions and community livelihood support, combined with efforts to create long-term financing to ensure sustained conservation of the landscape.
Why Your Donation Matters
Fanamby's multiple-jurisdiction conservation brigades are swiftly arresting invaders and loggers within the core forested areas and enforcing strict fire controls to prevent clearing forests to grow corn for cattle feed. These teams face regular confrontations with invaders who are well organized and funded by commercial interests.
Your support to equip them with communications gear and establish a new ranger station will ensure they can defend the incredibly important Menabe Antimena Protected Area.
