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http://www.irinnews.org/Country/MG/Madagascar MADAGASCAR: Stunted children means stunted lives MANJAKANDRIANA, 23 February 2012 (IRIN) - At the age of four, Henintsoa Rakotoarimanana weighs just 10kg and, at a height of 84cm, is not much larger than a baby. Fed on rice and cassava since he was born, he is now receiving treatment for malnutrition at Maharodaza Nutrition Centre in Manjakandriana, about 30km from Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo. full report

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Madagascar - Projects & Programs

* For active and closed projects, the commitment amount at Board approval is shown in US$ millions.This does not reflect any cancellations. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation. http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=356384&pagePK=141155&piPK=141124&theSitePK=356352
Did you know the Saint Louis Zoo is a world leader in saving endangered species and their habitats? Many of the animals you will see at the Zoo are threatened in the wild by shrinking habitats, disease and poaching. The need for conservation is greater than ever, with one vertebrate species disappearing from the Earth every day. Ultimately, we need to save the ecosystems on which animals and humans depend. The Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute, with the support of its Conservation Fellows , takes a holistic approach to troubled ecosystems by addressing three key ingredients in conservation success: wildlife management and recovery, conservation science, and support of the human populations that coexist with wildlife. 12 Centers.

Center for Conservation in Madagascar :: Saint Louis Zoo

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Less than 10 percent of the island’s original forest cover exists today. Most has been cut down for firewood, cattle grazing, charcoal production and construction materials. Coastal mangroves and near-shore marine systems have been devastated by infrastructure development, aquaculture and destructive fishing practices.

WWF - Madagascar - Projects

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http://www.peregrinefund.org/projects/madagascar-project The island nation of Madagascar, located off the east coast of Africa, is one of the world’s highest conservation priorities because of its enormous diversity of native species and alarming rate of habitat loss. Our Madagascar Project enhances local and national capacity for conservation through training and education, creates community-based protected areas to conserve tropical forest and wetland ecosystems, and addresses the potential extinction of raptor species. Madagascar’s incredible diversity of endemic species and rapid loss of habitat makes it one of the world’s highest conservation priorities.

Conservation Projects | The Peregrine Fund

tropical forests and lemur habitats. Zahamena National Park and Mantadia National Park, located in the northern and southern ends of the corridor, respectively, are anchors for CI's corridor conservation strategy. This Population Health and Environment project began in July 2003, with generous support from USAID. CI worked closely with its Malagasy partners, ASOS and MATEZA, to build local capacity and ensure project activities could continue after USAID funding ended in 2008. These two NGOs were selected for their ability to mobilize effective teams of health and conservation professionals on the ground, and for their experience in the field working at the grassroots level. http://www.conservation.org/where/africa_madagascar/madagascar/pages/projects.aspx

Madagascar Projects - Conservation International

Madagascar is about as far away as you can get from the United States, both geographically and biologically. The same principles of ecology and evolution apply everywhere, but the different conditions have led to very different results. Likewise, the threats to biodiversity have underlying similarities, but the details are quite different. http://www.mobot.org/mobot/madagascar/

MBG: Madagascar Biodiversity and Conservation

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The Madagascar Project, fully titled “Community Development & Environmental Preservation through Entrepreneurial Collaboration,” is a cross-disciplinary course at Washington University in St. Louis that is working to cultivate and develop sustainable enterprises for the rural communities of Madagascar. http://themadagascarproject.wordpress.com/home/

Sustainable Tourism Network |  Madagascar

Geographic Description Located just off the coast of southern Africa, Madagascar is an island nation that is renowned for its diverse flora and fauna. Madagascar has 5% of the world’s plant and animal species, 80% of which are endemic (Pawliczek & Mehta, 2008). Tourism Policy Environment The government of Madagascar developed a Tourism Master Plan in 2002. The Master Plan stresses the need to harmonise tourism development with poverty reduction, sustainable development and local economic benefits. http://www.sustainabletourismnetwork.co.za/country-info/madagascar/