Scientific Bases for a Participatory Forest Landscape Management

Dirac, Clémence; Andriambelo, Lanto Herilala; Sorg, J.P.

doi:10.4314/mcd.v1i1.44041

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“…Although woody biomass collected in the forest is the only local fuel source, many urban areas in western Madagascar are also supplied by wood and charcoal from the dry spiny forests of the region (Dirac et al 2006). Indeed, we found charcoal making to be a widespread strategy employed by farmers to cope with cash deficits (longitudinal survey; Fig.…”

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Social-ecological traps hinder rural development in southwestern Madagascar

Hänke¹,

Barkmann²,

Coral³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT. The semiarid Mahafaly region in southwestern Madagascar is not only a unique biodiversity hotspot, but also one of the poorest regions in the world. Crop failures occur frequently, and despite a great number of rural development programs, no effective progress in terms of improved yields, agricultural income, or well-being among farming households has been observed. In addition to the severe development challenges in the region, environmental degradation and the loss of biodiversity are prevailing issues. This paper takes a social-ecological systems perspective to analyze why the region appears locked in poverty. Specifically, we address the socialecological interaction between environmental factors such as low and variable precipitation, the lack of sustainable intensification in agriculture resulting in recalcitrant hunger, and several environmental degradation trends. The study is based on (i) longitudinal data from 150 farming households interviewed at high temporal resolution during the course of 2014, and (ii) extensive recall surveys from the southwestern Madagascar project region. The analysis reveals a complex interplay of pronounced seasonality in income generation due to recurrent droughts and crop failures making local farmers highly risk averse. This interplay results in a gradual depletion of environmental assets and hinders the accumulation of capital in the hands of smallholder farmers, and improvements in agricultural production even where environmental conditions would allow for it. As a result, households are insufficiently buffered and insured against repetitive income and food security shocks. This can be understood as a set of interacting, partly nested social-ecological traps, which entrench the Mahafalian smallholder population in deep poverty while the productivity of the environment declines. We provide new insights on the interplay between hunger, poverty, and loss of environmental assets in a global biodiversity hotspot. Finally, we propose a set of key issues that need to be considered to unlock this severe lock-in and enable transformation toward a more sustainable development in southwestern Madagascar.

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Social-ecological traps hinder rural development in southwestern Madagascar

Hänke¹,

Barkmann²,

Coral³

et al. 2017

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“…While firewood collection affects any forests, charcoal production can take place in pine or eucalyptus plantations-which usually are grown on former forested lands, which is the case in many parts of the highlands-or it has been produced within natural forests. For example, in the southwest, production takes place mainly in the natural dry and spiny forests [70].…”

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Parks and Reserves in Madagascar: Managing Biodiversity for a Sustainable Future

Waeber¹,

Rafanoharana²,

Rasamuel³

et al. 2020

Protected Areas, National Parks and Sustainable Future

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Madagascar has an extended network of over 100 protected areas with various IUCN status covering more than 10% of terrestrial landscapes and seascapes. The location of these areas is to a high-degree congruent with remaining forests covering some 15% of the island. The definitions of forests are numerous, at global, national, and regional scales; here we emphasize the widespread system considering the percentage of tree cover canopy, to better define the eastern humid vs. western dry forests in Madagascar and to understand how best to protect the terrestrial biodiversity within parks and reserves. Forests are home to over 80% of Madagascar's biodiversity. These ecosystems are under high threat due to ongoing and rapid deforestation and degradation. We present the interlinkages and complexity of governing National Parks to safeguard Madagascar's unique biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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“…This study is part of a project on "Participatory Landscape Management" (PFM) under way in the Menabe region. The project is aiming to "set up scientific bases for sustainable, multifunctional and participatory management of a forest landscape in Central Menabe" (Dirac et al, 2006).…”

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Disponibilité et utilisations de quatre essences à bois d'oeuvre dans la région de Ménabé, Madagascar

Graf¹,

Andriambelo

Sorg³

2009

Bois for. trop.

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Les forêts sèches de l'Ouest de Madagascar ont une grande valeur écologique et sociale. D'une grande diversité biologique, elles sont une source importante de produits forestiers ligneux et non ligneux pour les populations rurales. Au Ménabé central, l'abattage sélectif accroît la pression sur plusieurs essences appréciées, qui semblent se raréfier. Cela pose des problèmes à la fois écologiques et sociaux, car la raréfaction de ces essences contraint les populations à prélever d'autres essences moins adaptées. Cette étude est centrée sur la disponibilité et les utilisations des quatre essences privilégiées pour le bois d'oeuvre dans le Ménabé central, Securinega seyrigii, Cedrelopsis grevei, C. gracilis et C. microfoliolata. Plus précisément, il a été déterminé les stocks disponibles et leur utilisation annuelle dans deux villages, Ampataka et Mandraotra. La question principale était de savoir si la demande villageoise peut être satisfaite à long terme. Il apparaît que la régénération fait globalement défaut. À Ampataka, l'essence Cedrelopsis grevei est absente dans l'étage végétatif tandis qu'à Mandraotra les quatre essences étaient absentes. Il est donc vraisemblable que la disponibilité des quatre essences est insuffisante pour satisfaire la demande villageoise à long terme. Afin de réduire ce déficit à l'avenir, les plans de gestion forestière et les modes d'utilisation devront être améliorés et adaptés, et des études devront être menées sur les processus de régénération afin d'en améliorer la connaissance. (Résumé d'auteur)

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Scientific Bases for a Participatory Forest Landscape Management

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Social-ecological traps hinder rural development in southwestern Madagascar

Social-ecological traps hinder rural development in southwestern Madagascar

Parks and Reserves in Madagascar: Managing Biodiversity for a Sustainable Future

Disponibilité et utilisations de quatre essences à bois d'oeuvre dans la région de Ménabé, Madagascar

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