Project
Engaging the Local Community in Lemur Conservation within the Andrafiamena Andavakoera Protected Area
Initiative
Duration
2017 - 2022
Location
Madagascar
Species protected
Crowned Lemur
Eulemur coronatus
Sanford’s Brown Lemur
Eulemur sanfordi
Perrier’s Sifaka
Propithecus perrieri
Project objectives
- Grow 60,000 trees through nurseries managed by 5 trained local gardeners;
- Create 40 jobs within tourism activities;
- Create 10 km of firewall every year including 30 fire panels set up within the corridor;
- Raise awareness and provide environmental education every trimester within 14 fokontany (the smallest sub-division of administrative district);
- Reduce to zero the pressure on natural resources;
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
Poaching
Reduced genetic diversity
- Generate new data for the Perrier’s sifaka for the area;
- Create 18 additional jobs for local communities;
- Provide 3 types of alternative sources of income for local communities;
- Increase the growth rate of the lemur population.
This project is implemented by Fanamby.
