Fanamby is an NGO engaged in conservation and local development in Madagascar
FANAMBY, a Malagasy NGO was founded in 1997 in reaction to the obvious urgent need to preserve biodiversity hotspots in Madagascar and to engage in poverty reduction. Fanamby sets out to turn forest ecosystems that are not yet included in the… See more →
  • August 5, 2011

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    Mimie Rava

    The Protected Area of Loky Manambato is a gold zone. Gold mining was practiced for years in a regulated way. The distribution of mining license, the gold panning and corridors were well defined. Fanamby strategy is not to completely prevent gold mining because we know that local communities have financi... See More

  • January 7, 2011

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    Alongside the bad news on the lemurs trafficking, the 3rd edition of the "Lemurs Guide  of Madagascar "was published and will be officially launched today at the Hotel Carlton Madagascar. This beautiful and richly illustrated book is the fruit of the collaboration of Conservation International and sever... See More

  • January 5, 2011

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    With the collaboration of the police, 32 poached lemurs were intercepted in Vohemar (north east of Madagascar) this new year's eve. The poacher, caught during a routine check, confessed that he had-at least- two other accomplices, including someone from the region. Once again, among the 32 seized corpse,... See More

  • January 5, 2011

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    Dear Friends of Fanamby, may this new year bring you the best and gives rise to forests, pretty flowers and new species! May it brings new adventures and allows us to meet new people from other wonderful destinations such as Madagascar. Despite the recent discovery of a  lemurs traffic in one of the sit... See More

  • February 14, 2008

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    I left the United States with the intention of contributing to the sustainable development of my country and established Fanamby (meaning « challenge » in Malagasy), a small non-governmental organisation, with a team of scientists and rural development specialists. The objective is straightforward: co... See More

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