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Ankarana, for a sustainable solution to illegal sapphire mining and illegal logging

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Madagascar - FAPBM

Return to Ankarana (North of Madagascar, DIANA Region), managed by Madagascar National Parks, for a follow-up of the activities carried out within the framework of the Special Intervention Fund in September 2022. With funding from FAPBM, a mission of mixed special brigades was dispatched there to put an end to the exploitation of an illegal sapphire quarry and to the illegal logging in the vicinity of the hard core.   If underground sapphire quarries threaten the Ankarana caves, deforestation threatens ecosystem services. However, the Ankarana massif is an essential site in the ecotourism of DIANA region. When a mixed brigade mission sparkles of a crisis   Mobilized in case of exceptional pressures, the Mixed Special Brigade missions under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development bring together members of the Joint Control Organ (OMC), gendarmes,law enforcement officers, judicial police officers, concerned ministerial departments, park agents, local authorities …

GOOD PRACTICES: Ankarana: community tourism with the initiative of women

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Ankarana - Fapbm

In Ankarana National Park, the Mahamasina Women’s Association (Fikambanan’ny Vehivavy Mahamasina-FIVEAMA) offers an authentic experience combining a journey into nature with the culture discovery. On the program: traditional case-bungalows, local food, handicraft ecoshop, local culture museum and a dive into Antakarana history and customs through a walk to the sacred lakes of Mahamasina.   Craftswomen, farmers, beekeepers, etc. women from Mahamasina gathered in an association to build a value chain around community tourism. Founded in 2004 and formally in 2012, the association now has nearly 40 members. Through the multiple activities of the Association, members find outlets for their production and improve their incomes, because part of the revenues are returned to the members, 10% are allocated to the operation of the Association.   Their commitment to the conservation of the protected area brought them together and enabled them to gain the support of partners from beginning. They are actively …

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