Madagascar is more than just an island from an animated movie. It’s a nation with over 200,000 species of plants and animals that don’t exist anywhere else in the world. Yet, more than 90% of Madagascar’s original forests have been destroyed, displacing entire animal species and taking away the Malagasy’s ability to farm and live on the land. Entire mangrove estuaries are gone, leaving the bare earth to wash away into the sea.
Mangroves have the ability to absorb up to four times more carbon dioxide by area than upland terrestrial forest ecosystems
The percentage of Madagascar’s original forest remaining today
The percentage of species found in Madagascar that do not live anywhere else on the planet
Coastal Northwest Madagascar
Mangrove reforestation and restoration projects.
Provide stability against erosion and improve ocean and coral reef health.
Protected Natural Reserve – Ankarafantsika National Park
Tropical dry deciduous forest and the home to eight species of endangered lemurs
Inland Northwest Madagascar
Dry deciduous projects to reforest land devastated by slash and burn practices.
Provide stability to the land and protect against erosion and flooding.
This restores and expands vital animal habitats.