Listening to the field: Bebaboky-Sud and Bobasakoa

In Bebaboky-Sud, residents have identified the school as their top funding priority. In Bobasakoa, Bôndy has joined the IUCN's ReSea project to restore a watershed.

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Two missions, two locations, one shared approach. In Bebaboky-Sud, in the Melaky region, residents have identified their priority: the school. Seven hundred kilometers to the north in Bobasakoa, Bôndy has joined the IUCN's ReSea project to restore a watershed. Listen, then act.

In Bebaboky-Sud, in the Maintirano district, children learn in a building their parents built themselves in 1976. It is still standing. It won't be for much longer.

This quarter, as part of the Ma Honko project's benefit-sharing mechanism, Bôndy teams organized focus groups with village residents. The question was simple: if a portion of the revenue from carbon credits were allocated to local infrastructure, which project should be prioritized?

The answer was unanimous: not the village market, not the water point, but the school.

These discussions complement the baseline socio-economic survey conducted in April 2025. The guiding principle is simple: a benefit-sharing mechanism that ignores local priorities ends up funding facilities that no one uses. Work will begin this quarter, without waiting for the first credit issuances.

Seven hundred kilometers to the north, another team heads toward Bobasakoa

At the same time, in a rural commune in the Antsiranana II district, another Bôndy mission is underway. Destination: Bobasakoa, one of the demonstration sites for the ReSea project, a regional initiative co-implemented by the IUCN.

ReSea, which stands for Regenerative Seascapes for People, Climate and Nature, is built on three pillars: marine governance (Blue Planet), nature-based solutions (Blue Nature), and inclusive economic empowerment (Blue People).

On-site, Bôndy’s role focuses on land and watershed restoration. The mission is also launching multi-stakeholder consultations and laying the groundwork for future governance structures in Andiko and Ambolipamba. On the final day, one hectare of mangrove was restored. The next steps involve long-term technical planning and upstream reforestation of the basin.

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