Month: July 2024

Antananarivo, 25 July 2024 – Madagascar Protected Areas and Biodiversity Fund (FAPBM), in partnership with the Varuna program financed by the French Development Agency and coordinated by Expertise France, the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) through the Varuna – Sciences of Sustainability project and REMAPSEN Madagascar (African Media Network for the Promotion of Health and the Environment – Madagascar), officially launched the second edition of the reporting competition called ” Media #ForProtectedAreas ” on 25th, July at a press conference held at the Hotel Colbert Antaninarenina. This FAPBM initiative aims to encourage and support journalists with a passion for biodiversity to produce original reports on local communities and experts involved in biodiversity conservation, as well as to highlight remote protected areas. Like the previous edition, this call for reporting projects highlights the crucial role of the media and journalists in raising public awareness and advocacy for biodiversity conservation. Celebrating …

On 20 June 2024, FAPBM held its 22nd Annual Meeting of Contributors at its capital in Fort-Dauphin. This privileged meeting provided an opportunity to consolidate the foundations of its donors’ confidence and to review the past year to discuss prospects with its contributors. The event was also marked by a visit to the Andohahela National Park, a World Heritage Site, allowing participants to immerse themselves in the ecological wealth that FAPBM is working to protect. Significant impact on biodiversity conservation With the continued support of its donors, notably the German bank KfW, AFD – Agence Française de Développement, the Malagasy government through the Ministry of Finance, the World Bank, Conservation International and WWF, FAPBM has reached a crucial milestone in the growth of its activities. From 14.4 billion ariary at the end of 2022, FAPBM’s protected areas (PA) funding had grown to around 22.6 billion MGA by the end of …