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Projects in Madagascar
All our projects aim to be economically profitable, in order to ensure the sustainability of reforestation activities.
Background to the projects
In 2017, Madagascar lost 510,000 ha of forest, equivalent to 6% of the national forest.
Global Forest Watch
Madagascar is the 4th most deforested country in the world.
World Resources Institute
At this rate, Madagascar will have no more intact natural forests in twenty years and we are witnessing the destruction of a unique living museum in the world!
In addition to the ecosystems, the disappearance of the forests has a strong impact on the Malagasy population itself. People are very dependent on the forest:
- For wood (energy, construction, fibres)
- For non-timber forest products (game, fruits, nuts, honey, medicinal plants...) used for health care or food, especially between two harvest seasons (CIRAD 2018).
The WEF (2013) adds that 90% of people living below the poverty line are directly dependent on forests for
- Firewood
- Power supply
- Building materials
- Source of income
In particular, it is known that more than 93% of the wood available in Africa comes from natural forests and not from controlled logging (GEF 2013).
In Madagascar, this phenomenon of dependence on forests is all the more important as about 80% of the population is engaged in agricultural activities, mainly in rural areas, and 77% (UNDP 2013) of the rural population lives below the national poverty line (UNDP 2018).
Although rural populations are the first to be affected by deforestation, they are also the main culprits. Indeed, the precariousness and the lack of alternatives to meet their needs push them to deforest.
At Bôndy we work every day to find sustainable solutions for the environment and local people.
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