Leveraging markets to conserve mangrove biodiversity and alleviate poverty in Madagascar
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £226,840
WHERE Madagascar
Summary
Coastal communitiesin western Madagascar are earning income from the sale of carbon credits, charcoal and timber that they supply through mangrove reforestation and sustainable forest management, so enabling them to improve their livelihoods and conserve mangrove forests in the long term.
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