Conservation and environmental news & publications: Madagascar
06 Oct 2008
New Madagascar project to measure carbon savings from forest conservation
Up to 500,000 hectares of moist and spiny forests in Madagascar are to be protected or restored in a pioneering project which will include testing ways to measure climate impacts.
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14 Mar 2008
More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers
After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.
“What we know from looking back at the last ten years is that sustained conservation can and does work,” says George Kampamba, WWF International’s African Rhino Programme Coordinator.
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03 Oct 2007
Study: Growing more rice with less water
A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic metres of water while increasing food security, according to a new WWF study. The system of rice intensification method, or SRI, has helped increase yields in some countries by as much as 30%. » Read more
10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more
11 Apr 2007
Volunteering with the Vezo
At age 53, I had no illusions. I knew I would not be able to fulfill all the criteria mentioned in the WWF Global Youth Volunteer Programme and yet I thought that I had all the qualities required: I felt I still ‘had a brain’ after raising 3 boys (or at least part of a brain), I still had that same passion for conservation, and I felt that I was fit and adaptable. I also found that it was easy to sit around bemoaning the sad state of the planet, and yet not doing anything about it. » Read more
26 Apr 2006
Madagascar : Vers la gestion communautaire des ressources naturelles dans le corridor forestier Ranomafana – Andringitra
Le corridor forestier qui relie les Parcs Nationaux de Ranomafana et d'Andringitra s'étend sur une superficie de 170.000 ha environ. Long de 120 km, le corridor est situé sur l'escarpement rocheux longeant la partie Est de Madagascar et sépare la plaine côtière orientale et les hautes terres. Le climat est de type tropical humide. La végétation est essentiellement composée de forêts denses humides, de basse, de moyenne et de haute altitude.
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03 Feb 2006
Time to clean up the chemicals in Africa
WWF Global Toxics Programme Director Clifton Curtis writes on a strategic approach to chemical management, particulary managing chemical stockpiles in Africa.
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05 Jan 2005
WWF-EARPO October-December 2004 Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter designed and produced by WWF-EARPO. » Read more
WWF-EARPO October-December 2004 Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter designed and produced by WWF-EARPO. » Read more
06 Dec 2004
Climate change top threat to world's coral reefs
More than two thirds of the world's reefs are severely damaged or under risk of further degradation, and climate change remains the greatest long-term threat to corals. » Read more
11 Jun 2004
Madagascar commits to protect 1 million hectares of wetlands
As part of a National Wetlands Strategy, Madagascar today designated more than one million hectares of freshwater ecosystems as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. » Read more
