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Madagascar

Last Updated
May 2023
4 Mha
Committed to Restore by 2030
1.5 Mha
Under Restoration
12 %
Forest Cover
Madagascar
Julien Noel

Julien Noel RAKOTOARISOA
AFR100 Focal Point, Madagascar

julien.soa@yahoo.com

Projects in Madagascar

Our Approach

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Steps to Success

Community Involvement

Involving communities in restoring both the ecological and productive functions of landscapes and implementing agroforestry measures contribute to improved livelihood, food security, jobs creation and biodiversity protection.

Intersectoral and multi-Stakeholder involvement

Madagascar has set up a FLR platform that integrates all categories of actors (ministries/departments, universities, research institutions, civil organizations and the private sector) working in landscape and forest restoration.  This structure constitutes a space for sharing the tools developed during the first phase of the FLR process, and the general assemblies of the platform are also opportunities for the exchange of good practices and research results under the coordination of the national FLR committee. The platform is not only operational at the national level but also at the sub-national levels, there is the setting up and/or revamping of regional FLR platforms.

Design and production of tools to support the FLR process

Several tools have been developed to support the different categories of actors in the implementation of restoration activities.

A coordinating mechanism/platform

In order to oversee the implementation of Madagascar's commitment to landscape and forest restoration across sectors and other entities, the National Committee for Landscape and Forest Restoration (CNRPF) has been steering the process since 2015 through several mechanisms including the development of tools to support stakeholders.  
Landscape and forest restoration is not the sole responsibility of an agency or ministry, but the responsibility of everyone. Landscapes encompass vast areas and cut across political and social boundaries. Because of this, the County and National government, universities, NGOs, community groups, and the private sector will all need to be involved if we are to reverse the direction of ecosystem degradation and live in a more verdant, resilient and productive world.

Capacity building

In relation to the governance of actors in the FLR process, particularly in terms of capacity building of categories of actors, tools have been produced (see above) to facilitate the transfer of useful knowledge according to the needs of the types of actors involved in restoration projects.
The new FLR projects, under different funding, have also benefited from FLR capacity building at the beginning and even during their implementation period.
In addition, given the close relationship between the effect of climate change and land degradation, the intensification of awareness raising and capacity building sessions is scheduled in the planning of projects working in the FLR process in Madagascar.

Partnership

Partnership management in the governance of the FLR process is very important in finding the necessary means towards achieving the commitment to landscape and forest restoration. Partnerships and resource mobilization include rationalizing engagement with partners, overcoming fragmentation and systematically tapping into increasing finance opportunities, comprising climate finance. 

Monitoring and evaluation The monitoring of landscape and forest restoration activities, results and impacts is important in relation to achieving Madagascar's AFR100/Bonn Challenge commitment. Thus, many projects like Forests4Future have developed a triple-level digital monitoring system of FLR, with the use of collection and processing tools like the Kobo Tool Box, drones and GIS. This process includes regular site visits and discussions with target groups, field data collection, drone and satellite monitoring, data processing and data entry into the Digital Monitoring Platform.

Key Milestones

Madagascar committed to restore 4 million hectares of degraded land and forests by 2030
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Our Vision

Madagascar aims to maintain/restore basic ecosystem services to support green development for the Malagasy people.  In this way, restoration activities aim to better manage soil fertility and water resource availability for biomass production in the primary sector.

Priority Interventions: 

  • Transform large areas of deforested and degraded lands into resilient and multifunctional ecosystems with the aim of improving local and national economy
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Improve food security and water supply
  • Protect biodiversity in forest ecosystems
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Campagne de Reboisement dans la Région DIANA -Nord Madagascar, GIZ Forests4Future Madagascar 2021

Lancement de la Campagne de Reboisement 2021 dans la Région DIANA -Nord Madagascar, appuyée par le projet GIZ Forests4Future Madagascar. Avec une implication et mobilisation fortes des communautés locales, des autorités et de tous les partenaires et group

Resources

7 Resources
in Madagascar

Website
10/11/2022
Midi-Madagasikara - Paysage forestier de Madagascar : 4 millions d’ha de forêts à restaurer d’ici à 2030
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Website
10/11/2022
Ministere de l’Environnement de l’Ecologie et des Forets
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Document
10/11/2022
Spatialisation des engagement RPF de Madagascar dans le cadre de l’initiative AFR100 - Rapport final
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Document
10/11/2022
Restauration des Paysages Forestiers : Evaluation des potentialités
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Document
10/11/2022
STRATÉGIE NATIONALE SUR LA RESTAURATION DES PAYSAGES FORESTIERS ET DES INFRASTRUCTURES VERTES À MADAGASCAR
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Document
04/01/2023
Factsheet- Forests4Future Madagascar
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Document
17/01/2023
Madagascar : Forests4Future
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