This paper provides a retrospective account of efforts, from 2007 to 2013, to establish a community-managed protected area just south of Ankarana National Park that would encompass the limestone massif known locally as Tsingy Mahaloka and adjacent remnant forest patches. Community members of the rural commune of Antsiravibe came together in 2007 and, with support from the Peace Corps, formed KOFAMA (Koperativa Fikambanana Ankarabe Mitsinjo Arivo) to oversee management of the Tsingy Mahaloka site. When KOFAMA was initially established, Tsingy Mahaloka was envisioned as an ecotourist destination. Ecotourism is a pillar of the new IUCN “Lemurs of Madagascar” conservation action plan (2013–2016), and can allow rural communities to (i) secure re...
A Madagascar, la gestion locale des ressources renouvelables plonge ses racines au plus profond de l...
Biodiversity conservation in post-colonial contexts typically takes the form of state-imposed protec...
The history of conservation policy and practice in Madagascar over the last 30 years shows that the ...
This paper provides a retrospective account of efforts, from 2007 to 2013, to establish a community-...
Preserving Earth’s biodiversity is one of the central challenges to global sustainability, and the t...
Bezà Mahafaly has been the site of a partnership for conservation since 1975, long before the idea o...
With over 5,500 km of coastline spanning more than 14 degrees of latitude, Madagascar boasts a diver...
Madagascar has many synanthropic bat species but relatively little is known about how people interac...
This article explores the socio-cultural aspects of community-based management of natural resources ...
ABSTRACTAware that humans and nature are inseparably linked many organisations in Madagascar support...
Not too surprisingly, there’s a dearth of scientific data on corruption and environmental conservati...
Situated on the southeast coast of Madagascar, Sainte Luce is a fishing village bordering some of th...
The Montagne des Français is a limestone massif in northern Madagascar, which is characterised by a ...
Massive hill slope erosion in Madagascar is represented by the widespread gullies called ‘lavaka’. L...
Rural landscapes in Africa and elsewhere constitute a precious heritage for rural communities, which...
A Madagascar, la gestion locale des ressources renouvelables plonge ses racines au plus profond de l...
Biodiversity conservation in post-colonial contexts typically takes the form of state-imposed protec...
The history of conservation policy and practice in Madagascar over the last 30 years shows that the ...
This paper provides a retrospective account of efforts, from 2007 to 2013, to establish a community-...
Preserving Earth’s biodiversity is one of the central challenges to global sustainability, and the t...
Bezà Mahafaly has been the site of a partnership for conservation since 1975, long before the idea o...
With over 5,500 km of coastline spanning more than 14 degrees of latitude, Madagascar boasts a diver...
Madagascar has many synanthropic bat species but relatively little is known about how people interac...
This article explores the socio-cultural aspects of community-based management of natural resources ...
ABSTRACTAware that humans and nature are inseparably linked many organisations in Madagascar support...
Not too surprisingly, there’s a dearth of scientific data on corruption and environmental conservati...
Situated on the southeast coast of Madagascar, Sainte Luce is a fishing village bordering some of th...
The Montagne des Français is a limestone massif in northern Madagascar, which is characterised by a ...
Massive hill slope erosion in Madagascar is represented by the widespread gullies called ‘lavaka’. L...
Rural landscapes in Africa and elsewhere constitute a precious heritage for rural communities, which...
A Madagascar, la gestion locale des ressources renouvelables plonge ses racines au plus profond de l...
Biodiversity conservation in post-colonial contexts typically takes the form of state-imposed protec...
The history of conservation policy and practice in Madagascar over the last 30 years shows that the ...