Since 2004, Nathalie Raharilaza has worked for the tree planting project “Ny Tanintsika” as its Programme Manager, in S.E Madagascar. Between 2018 and 2019, she and her team managed to restore over 47 ha of forest and plant 35,000 trees. Today she shares her thoughts on the important role women play in community development and nature conservation.

This is a success story about how Ny Tanintsika restored 47 ha of forest in S. E. Madagascar in one year.

Thanks to funding from Guernsey Overseas Aid, in March ITF began a new project in Madagascar: Better Lives for People of the Forest Corridor. This partnership brings together two of ITF’s existing partners, EDENA (Education Development Environment Naturel) and Ny Tanintsika.

Discover how we’re working with local communities in South East Madagascar to reduce pressure on the natural forest, improve food security, promote the use of trees in farming systems and improve forest management practices.

A total of 800 households have planted trees on their farms and 60 different species of native tree were planted as part of the project. Farmers have been taught new skills, such as seed collection and tree nursey establishment to ensure the continuation of these new farming methods in the future.

In Madagascar, ITF partner Ny Tanintsika are halfway through their project titled ‘Endemic Trees for Sustainable Agroforestry’, which aims to work with farming communities near the COFAV Rainforest Corridor.