Ambodivahibe Marine Reserve

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Ambodivahibe Marine Reserve is a new marine protected area that was identified during a (RAP) in the north-east of Madagascar as an unusually rich zone for marine biodiversity. A cool upwelling from the deep bay is thought to provide natural resilience to coral bleaching and this may explain the unusually pristine coral habitat.

The area also hosts nationally-important areas of mangrove and seagrass habitat as well as endangered marine species including sea turtles and dugongs [1]

Conservation International is the protected area manager although in recent years, there has only been a skeleton staff present at the site.

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund has supported a number of small-scale initiatives to continue management of marine protected area since 2015.

Graine de vie[2] is a Belgian NGO that has developed reforestation programmes for mangrove and forest habitats.

C3 Madagascar[3] is a local NGO that has been increasingly active in the marine protected area, particularly working closely with communities[4] and endangered species.[5] The NGO received substantial funding from the European Union's Ecofish programme [6] in 2020 to develop community based fisheries management programme at sites in the Ambodavahibe Marine Reserve as well as Nosy Hara Marine Park on the Northwest coast of Madagascar.

References[]

  1. ^ "Filling Knowledge Gaps for Local Conservation of Marine Flagship Species in three Key Biodiversity Areas, North Madagascar" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "NGO Dedicated To Protection Restoration Of African Forest". grainedevie.org. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. ^ "C3 Madagascar". www.c3mada.org. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. ^ "Tusk | Community Centred Conservation". Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. ^ "Biodiversité marine : l'ONG C3 Madagascar étend ses zones d'intervention | NewsMada". www.newsmada.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  6. ^ "HOME". Ecofish. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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