{"id":179731,"date":"2024-07-09T05:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T04:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=179731"},"modified":"2024-07-09T05:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T04:57:36","slug":"sustainable-agriculture-boosts-climate-change-resilience-of-farming-communities-in-eastern-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/sustainable-agriculture-boosts-climate-change-resilience-of-farming-communities-in-eastern-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable agriculture boosts climate change resilience of farming communities in eastern Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In addition to its incredible species diversity, Madagascar provides millions of people with fresh water and other ecosystem services that are essential to their survival. At the same time, Madagascar is the fourth most vulnerable country in the world to climate change<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_179731_1('footnote_plugin_reference_179731_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_179731_1('footnote_plugin_reference_179731_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_179731_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_179731_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2024\/02\/1146737\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2024\/02\/1146737<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_179731_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_179731_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. Due to this, droughts and cyclones are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, severely impacting the people in Madagascar.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b92f813f928afa0479f2df5c5502197c\"><em>Header photo: Local community habitat restoration CAZ West Safidy \u00a9 The Aspinall Foundation Madagascar \/ Image by Safinirina Nantenaina Onjanandrasana<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In many rural areas of Madagascar, local communities are highly dependent on rain-fed agriculture for both food and income. In periods of drought their crops suffer from a lack of water, and rainfall patterns have altered significantly in terms of intensity and timescale. These changes are increasingly leading to food insecurity and malnutrition. This has led to a worrying Catch-22: As climate change leads to lower crop yields, farmers are prompted to expand their land by clearing forest, which in turn makes them even more susceptible to drought, soil erosion and flooding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>This is also the case for the communities living in the Forest Corridor of Ankeniheny Zahamena in eastern Madagascar. This Corridor is surrounded by four protected areas: The Zahamena National Park, the Special Reserve of Mangerivola, the Strict Natural Reserve of Betampona and the Analamazaotra- Mantadia National Park. The landscape serves as habitat for many endemic species and it is an important source of water for the country. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Maholy Ravaloharimanitra, Country Director at The Aspinall Foundation Madagascar, explains: \u2018Poor farming techniques in this area have led to rapid soil degradation, driving slash-and-burn agriculture that destroys primary forests.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adapting to climate change through sustainable agriculture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>With financial support from CEPF, the Aspinall Foundation is helping farming communities in the Ankeniheny Zahamena Corridor adapt to climate change through a combination of awareness raising, patrolling and training in new skills such as climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry which should prevent further loss of primary forest cover whilst increasing ecosystem services and resilience of the communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_3fb2c7ddd522948929214577d2c9eea8\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CAZ-West-greater-bamboo-lemur-by-Lucien-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179734 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CAZ-West-greater-bamboo-lemur-by-Lucien-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CAZ-West-greater-bamboo-lemur-by-Lucien-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CAZ-West-greater-bamboo-lemur-by-Lucien-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CAZ-West-greater-bamboo-lemur-by-Lucien.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Greater Bamboo Lemur CAZ West \u00a9 Lucien Randrianarimanana, The Aspinall Foundation Madagascar<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Protection of the greater bamboo lemur through community-led conservation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspinallfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Aspinall Foundation<\/a> has been working in the Ankeniheny Zahamena area since 2010, initially focusing on the protection of the Critically Endangered greater bamboo lemur. Maholy shares: \u2018We are pleased that we could contribute to the stabilisation of population numbers in the project area of target species such as the greater bamboo lemur, diademed sifaka, indri and black-and-white lemur. We did this through a combination of direct species-specific conservation action, combined with awareness-raising, habitat restoration and local community development. Community-led conservation initiatives have always been at the heart of our work in Madagascar.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Climate-smart agriculture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Improving natural resource management is at the core of the project in the Ankeniheny Zahamena Corridor. The project aims to support around 300 families across five communities in achieving better food production and increased resilience against the negative impacts of climate change from improved agricultural techniques.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>A key focus of the project is to provide training to communities on climate-smart agricultural techniques. Maholy: \u2018As a first step, we have been teaching communities how to make and use compost to improve soil quality and fertility, replacing the need for burning and expanding agriculture areas. This approach aims to reduce accidental fires and the need to encroach further into forests for farming.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Communities are also taught natural methods to control pests and reduce weed growth in their agricultural areas. The training is supported by the provision of equipment, including man-powered shredders that can be used to shred plant material ready for addition to compost heaps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sustainable market gardening and environmental education<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The Aspinall Foundation is also involving schools in the project. Areas of study include learning about safe and balanced nutrition; the requirements for healthy plant growth; practical training in cultural methods and creating vegetable gardens; and practical skills for waste management and composting. In the first seven months of the project, twenty teachers across eight schools received training after which the schools have created their own market gardens, involving over 400 school children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>\u2018Children have a natural desire to learn and often have a better ability to absorb new ideas and retain information\u2019, according to Maholy. \u2018Teaching school children how to produce food using sustainable market gardening methods provides them with practical skills that will benefit them both immediately and in the long term. Food products once harvested will provide them with nutritious meals, and the knowledge they gain will support their food production capabilities throughout their time at school and as adults. Therefore, training school teachers will not just assist the current generation in their learning, it will also enable them to continue that process for many future generations making the possibility of long-term change to sustainable agricultural practices across whole communities more achievable.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change impacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Healthy ecosystems such as intact forests, wetlands and coastal areas provide many benefits to local communities, including clean water, food, medicines and shelter. They can also form physical barriers against extreme weather events such as cyclones and storm surges. Biodiverse forests, for example, can protect roads and other infrastructure from erosion and landslides. Ecosystem-based adaptation is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CEPF supports ecosystem-based adaptation in Madagascar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l\u2019Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD), Conservation International, the European Union, the Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>With funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through AFD as the GCF accredited entity, and from the European Union through AFD acting as the fiduciary agent, CEPF established and is managing a 10-year programme of support to civil society organisations to promote ecosystem-based adaptation in the Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot. Programme activities are taking place in Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regional implementation team<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>CEPF has enlisted a consortium of nongovernmental organisations to be its regional implementation team (RIT) in the hotspot. Coordinated by IUCN NL, the RIT includes SAF\/FJKM for Madagascar, ID-ONG for Comoros, FORENA for Mauritius and SeyCCAT for Seychelles. 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