Madagascar | Chances for Nature

How efficient is the reforestation? Study on restoring destroyed forest areas in Kirindy

Dec 11, 2022 | Aktionen & Initiativen, CfN News, Madagaskar

Every year, fires threaten and destroy the remaining natural habitats of Madagascar. Our project area in the Kirindy Forest is also acutely threatened by this. Due to slash-and-burn agriculture, deforestation in the region has steadily increased since 2010 and reached...

Little Rangers 5.0: The environmental education camp went into the next round

May 19, 2022 | Aktionen & Initiativen, CfN News, Madagascar

In April, it was time for the next round of the Little Rangers environmental education camp in Madagascar! More than 100 children from 5 different schools in the Menabe region participated enthusiastically in the workshops, which were also accompagnied by former...

Creative eco-education: the mobile library in Kirindy

Feb 4, 2022 | Aktionen & Initiativen, CfN News, Madagascar

In Madagascar, education on environmental issues is unfortunately not part of the curriculum, and textbooks that don’t cover the core subjects are relatively rare and expensive. This is especially true for the rural regions in the west of the island and thus also for...

Lemurs of the Kirindy Forest

Oct 27, 2021 | Allgemein, Madagascar

The Kirindy Forest in Western Madagascar is home to 8 different lemurs. Here you can get to know those species whose survival depends on our local protection measures, since many of them are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. This development is due to hunting...

Celebrating lemurs and protecting their natural habitat

Oct 25, 2021 | Allgemein, CfN News, Madagascar

On October 29th, we celebrate World Lemur Day. Time to find out more about these fascinating animals and their natural habitat! Lemurs are classified as the world’s oldest primates: Their story began long before humans over 70 million years ago, when lemur-like...

Wildfires: Kirindy Forest under pressure

Oct 21, 2021 | CfN News, Madagascar

The remaining dry forest of the Aire Protégée Menabe Antimena (APMA), including the Kirindy Forest/CNFEREF is under immense threat. A large fire occurring along the national road adjacent to the Kirindy Forest at the beginning of October 2021 has recently gained much...