FAPBM, through the Support Fund for Strenghtening Protected Areas (FAR AP), has provided support to finalize updating of the Development and Management Plan (PAG) of Mandrozo and Beanka protected areas (Western Madagascar, Melaky Region).
Funding was for the organization of the national validation of the protected areas PAG. As the two PAs are already beneficiaries of annual grants from FAPBM, this national validation is one of the FAPBM’srequirements for the effectiveness of its annual funding. Since the manager’s resources were not enough to carry out the activity, the FAPBM’s funds filled the gap in a process which had already begun. The activity is crucial and relevant because it will improve the quality of the documents and conform to the requirements of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) and partners.
The completion of this validation will also help the manager to have the reference documents necessary for the good management of the new protected area for the next five years, in order to ensure its viability.
As a reminder, the PAG defines the land use in the protected area. It must be updated every five years. The national validation is a multisectoral workshop attended by representants from other concerned ministries. In 2021 and 2022, FAPBM supported the PAG elaboration process for seven protected areas.
