POINTE A LARREE
MAKING PROTECTED AREAS PAY : SEEDS FOR EDUCATION
“VALORISING THE ANALAVELONA SACRED FOREST NEW PROTECTED AREA AS A SOURCE OF SEEDS FOR FOREST RESTORATION WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL EDUCATION”
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Summary
The conservation of Madagascar’s remarkable biodiversity faces numerous challenges, including, importantly, the need for impoverished communities living close to protected area to derive greater benefits from such sites; and the lack of reliable supply chains for high quality seeds of native trees to enable them to contribute to the country’s ambitious reforestation plans. We will work with parent-teacher associations at local schools around Analavelona Forest, Sakaraha to develop lucrative seed supply chains: thereby addressing both these problems simultaneously.
THE SPECIFIC OUTPUTS
• Improved education for children at 3 schools close of Analavelona
• High quality seeds of named and evaluated native tree species available to reforestation projects in SW Madagascar
• Effective, self-sufficient, seed supply business launched with capacity to continue work on a commercial basis post-funding
• The managers of other protected areas in Madagascar can evaluate the project and its relevance at the sites where they work
THE ACTIVITIES
1. Explain project with stakeholders (including representatives of MEDD, DREED, FRAM and Lonaky) and modify according to feedback.
2. Recruit new teachers/local animators x 3, seed collectors/rangers x 12 and nurserywomen x 12.
3. Develop Manual of Procedures with FRAM based on good governance, and provide coaching in its application
4. Research to identify ca. 20 native tree species potentially useful for reforestation (= target species)
5. Train of local seed collectors/rangers and nurserywomen
6. Install and equip 3 nurseries (adjacent to partner schools)
7. Coach local staff in seed collection, seed preparation and storage, dispatch to Business Unit and the propagation of seedlings for trials
8. Install and monitor trials of target tree species and share results of species-specific outcomes on sales’ website
9. Identify and recruit business managers x 2 and administrators x 2 from local graduates, establish and office in Sakaraha and legalise operations (=Business Unit)
10 Support Business Unit to conceive, create and maintain a “sales” webpage, to seek purchasers, and to make funds available to FRAM
11. Share results of project through social media, a website and workshops, and by hosting a site visit by interested parties.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information concerning this project please contact
Dr Chris Birkinshaw
Missouri Botanical Garden
Madagascar Research and Conservation Program
BP3391
Antananarivo 101
+261 20 22 324 82
chris.birkinshaw@mobot.mg
ORDERING SEEDS
Normally we collect fresh seeds specially for you, therefore please could you select the species and quantity of seeds using the information provided on the datasheets. For forest restoration projects you should only order seeds from species that are found in your Region. When seeds become available to satisfy your order we will notify you and send an invoice. On payment of the invoice, we will dispatch the seeds.
The price of seeds is per hundred and depends on the ease of collection and includes postage.
• Cost low = 10,000 MGA per 100
• Cost medium = 25,000 MGA per 100
• Cost high = 50,000 MGA per 100
To place an order please complete the order form available here: chris.birkinshaw@mobot.mg
PLEASE NOTE
1. this project will be audited to confirm that all income generated is used to support parent teacher’s associations in the host community.
2. we are unable to export seeds and those wishing to export seeds on their own account would seek thee authorisation of the Malagasy government
- Brochure project summary in French
- Brochure project summary in Malagasy
- Report Installation of three nurseries in villages close to Analavelona Nov-Dec 2022
- Training in best practice for propagating trees (December 2022, Ambinanitelo)
- Rapport de Mission Tabita à Mikoboka, Mahaboboka et Andranoheza
- Wood density - report
LOCATION MAP
THE PARTNERS
• Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable -Supervisory body
• Direction Régionale de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable - Région Atsimo Andrefana: ensuring the good legal-standing of the project and provision of guidance and support
• Comite d’Orientation et de Suivi: advice and orientation of project to ensure that it is coherent with State priorities
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Madagascar Research and Conservation Program: project management including grant management
• FRAM: implementation of project in the field
• Lonaky: representing local interests
DONORS
The Darwin Initiative » est un programme de financement du Gouvernement du Royaume Uni pour soutenir les pays riches en biodiversité mais faibles en ressources financières à atteindre leurs objectifs en vertu de diverses conventions relatives à la biodiversité, notamment la Convention sur la Diversité Biologique (CDB).
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT