Dear partners,
Reflecting on the year of 2022, I realize that I can look forward with optimism for the new year to come.
Collaboration between with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Madagascar – FAPBM – MNP has made great strides, which are crucial to strengthening political and financial support for the entire protected area system. From the release of the white paper on the economic contribution of protected areas, the launch of the Madagascar Coalition for protected areas, and through the coordination workshop of protected area managers andthe Ministry, the initial results of these concerted efforts are encouraging.
During 2022, funding of FAPBM has been maintained and even increased, in difficult economic and social context. This underlines the essence of the mission of FAPBM and shows the importance of our work, enabled by so many loyal donors and investors in our fund, and achieved by our finance experts and hardworking expert partners. Weexpect the same for the impact indicators reflecting the work of our respected partners at so many of the Protected Areas.
The role of protected areas as agents-of-change for the further development of Madagascar’s people and economies, deserves to be understood and popularized. I like to motivate you all to further strengthen yourcommunications in this direction achieving improved profiles for all of our shared goals during 2023.
