{"id":329438,"date":"2025-07-02T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=329438"},"modified":"2025-09-02T10:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:11:54","slug":"strengthening-cso-private-sector-collaboration-lessons-from-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/strengthening-cso-private-sector-collaboration-lessons-from-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening CSO-private sector collaboration: Lessons from Madagascar\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), IUCN NL and partners in Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles are guiding ecosystem-based adaptation and conservation projects in this biodiversity hotspot \u2013 a group of islands with incredible species diversity and extremely high rates of endemism. In a series of articles we are highlighting some of these powerful projects.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Header photo: Partnership Workshop \u00a9 CEPF<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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At the recent mid-term assessment workshop in Antananarivo, Malagasy organizations INDRI and Miarakap, working together with Kinom\u00e9 under a large grant by CEPF, shared valuable insights on how civil society organizations (CSOs) and the private sector can work together to support inclusive and sustainable development. The speakers highlighted the need for strong, long-term partnerships that go beyond small, isolated projects to bring lasting change in cities, rural areas, and coastal regions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Presentation at the midterm assessment 2025 \u00a9 CEPF <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Five key sectors with potential for collaboration<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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They identified five key sectors with high potential for collaboration:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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