On June 19, the Madagascar Protected Areas and Biodiversity Fund (La Fondation pour les Aires Protégées et la Biodiversité de Madagascar, FAPBM) marked its 20th anniversary in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Since 2023, Conservation Allies and FAPBM have worked together to advance strategic conservation priorities across Madagascar.
This year, our teams have been closely coordinating Madagascar’s participation in the upcoming World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, further strengthening the shared commitment to elevating Madagascar’s voice on the global conservation stage. Just this month, leaders from Conservation Allies and FAPBM met in the capital Antananarivo to chart the next steps, including plans to update the Madagascar Protected Areas Outlook, an essential guide for conservation management in Madagascar, for 2025 and host dedicated events at the World Conservation Congress to showcase the impactful work of our partners on a global scale.
FAPBM’s 20th anniversary celebration was both a recognition of past achievements and a call to accelerate collective action. Over the past two decades, FAPBM has invested millions to protect Madagascar’s extraordinary natural heritage—supporting 75 Protected Areas covering over 14.8 million acres, sheltering 500 endemic species, and sustaining thousands of local livelihoods.
For Conservation Allies, collaborating with FAPBM—a uniquely Malagasy funding body—represents an important step in aligning resources, knowledge, and networks with local organizations to protect irreplaceable ecosystems. Our joint efforts are creating momentum for stronger, locally grounded conservation.
We congratulate FAPBM on 20 years of leadership and look forward to deepening this collaboration to secure a resilient future for Madagascar’s biodiversity and the communities who depend on it.