Romancing Dahalo: the Social Environment of Cattle Theft in Ihorombe, Madagascar
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Global Sanitation Fund
GLOBAL SANITATION FUND Progress Report 2014 GLOBAL SANITATION FUND ABOVE: A TOILET IN CAMBODIA’S SOUTH-EASTERN SVAY RIENG PROVINCE, BUILT IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE GSF-FUNDED NATIONAL PROGRAMME IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. CREDIT: WSSCC / DAVE TROUBA COVER: COMMUNITY-LED TOTAL SANITATION ACTIVITIES IN ANDOUNG SNAY VILLAGE, BATHEAY DISTRICT, CAMBODIA. CREDIT: WSSCC / HAKIM HADJEL NOTE TO THE READER This report provides the latest information on the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), established by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) in 2008 to boost finances into countries with high needs for sanitation. Currently operational in 13 countries in Asia and Africa, GSF supports national programmes developed through a consultative process led by governments, with involvement of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), associations, academic institutions, private sector companies, and international development partners. All programmes supported by GSF address the problem of inadequate sanitation and hygiene by focusing on methods of changing behaviour. These include a combination of participatory approaches, including community-led total sanitation (CLTS), securing the active involvement of local governments and other institutions and supporting the supply chain through promoting entrepreneurship in the marketing of sanitation solutions and services. In this report, the reader will find the main results in headline form for the GSF as of 31 December 2014. Also presented are cumulative numerical results in a dashboard, for the GSF as a whole and for each country that has reached the implementation phase, and descriptions of the various results indicators. The country profiles provide more detail on the national GSF-supported activities. Other sections present the GSF’s key developments in 2014, monitoring and evaluation aspects, and a full listing of active Sub-grantees. -
Ecosystem Profile Madagascar and Indian
ECOSYSTEM PROFILE MADAGASCAR AND INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS FINAL VERSION DECEMBER 2014 This version of the Ecosystem Profile, based on the draft approved by the Donor Council of CEPF was finalized in December 2014 to include clearer maps and correct minor errors in Chapter 12 and Annexes Page i Prepared by: Conservation International - Madagascar Under the supervision of: Pierre Carret (CEPF) With technical support from: Moore Center for Science and Oceans - Conservation International Missouri Botanical Garden And support from the Regional Advisory Committee Léon Rajaobelina, Conservation International - Madagascar Richard Hughes, WWF – Western Indian Ocean Edmond Roger, Université d‘Antananarivo, Département de Biologie et Ecologie Végétales Christopher Holmes, WCS – Wildlife Conservation Society Steve Goodman, Vahatra Will Turner, Moore Center for Science and Oceans, Conservation International Ali Mohamed Soilihi, Point focal du FEM, Comores Xavier Luc Duval, Point focal du FEM, Maurice Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, Point focal du FEM, Seychelles Edmée Ralalaharisoa, Point focal du FEM, Madagascar Vikash Tatayah, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation Nirmal Jivan Shah, Nature Seychelles Andry Ralamboson Andriamanga, Alliance Voahary Gasy Idaroussi Hamadi, CNDD- Comores Luc Gigord - Conservatoire botanique du Mascarin, Réunion Claude-Anne Gauthier, Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, Paris Jean-Paul Gaudechoux, Commission de l‘Océan Indien Drafted by the Ecosystem Profiling Team: Pierre Carret (CEPF) Harison Rabarison, Nirhy Rabibisoa, Setra Andriamanaitra, -
V2 Ss Photos MDG Cell Veille Acridienne Bull N°2 2013 04 20
BULLETIN DE SITUATION ACRIDIENNE MADAGASCAR N°2 - 20 avril 2013 SOMMAIRE CELLULE DE VEILLE ACRIDIENNE Situation écométéorologique : page 1 Situation acridienne : page 1 Situation agro-socio-économique : page 3 Synthèse : page 4 SITUATION ECOMÉTÉOROLOGIQUE Carte de situation acridienne au 20 avril 2013 Depuis le mois de mars 2013, l’aire grégarigène s'assèche pro- gressivement. La pluviométrie enregistrée est déficitaire à hy- per-déficitaire comparée à la Plage Optimale Pluviométrique du Criquet migrateur malgache. Ce phénomène marque le début de la saison sèche dans l’aire grégarigène. Quant à la végétation, la strate herbeuse a atteint son maxi- mum de développement et la fructification des Graminées, notamment Heteropogon contortus, est en cours. Partout, le verdissement reste de l'ordre de 70 à 80 %. La hauteur moyenne de la strate herbeuse varie de 60 à 120 cm. Sur l’Horombe, le recouvrement est de 40 à 80% selon les sta- tions, pour une hauteur moyenne variant de 40 à 80 cm. SITUATION ACRIDIENNE AIRE GRÉGARIGÈNE A la fin du mois de mars 2013, des essaims ont commencé à envahir plusieurs régions de l'Aire Grégarigène Transitoire (AGT), de l'Aire de Multiplication Initiale (AMI) et de l'Aire Transitoire de Multiplication (ATM), notamment le comparti- ment nord-ouest : Ankazoabo, Manja, Befandriana-Sud, An- diolava... Parallèlement, des nouvelles bandes larvaires sont en place à Manja, sur la pénéplaine de Bekily – Fotadrevo, sur les plateaux de Belomotra et Mahafaly. Le niveau de danger varie selon les régions. Cependant, le dessèchement du tapis végétal commence, amplifiant les phénomènes de densation. Page 1 Bulletin n°2 - 20 avril 2013 AIRE GRÉGARIGÈNE 1. -
Small Hydro Resource Mapping in Madagascar
Public Disclosure Authorized Small Hydro Resource Mapping in Madagascar INCEPTION REPORT [ENGLISH VERSION] August 2014 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized This report was prepared by SHER Ingénieurs-Conseils s.a. in association with Mhylab, under contract to The World Bank. It is one of several outputs from the small hydro Renewable Energy Resource Mapping and Geospatial Planning [Project ID: P145350]. This activity is funded and supported by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a multi-donor trust fund administered by The World Bank, under a global initiative on Renewable Energy Resource Mapping. Further details on the initiative can be obtained from the ESMAP website. This document is an interim output from the above-mentioned project. Users are strongly advised to exercise caution when utilizing the information and data contained, as this has not been subject to full peer review. The final, validated, peer reviewed output from this project will be a Madagascar Small Hydro Atlas, which will be published once the project is completed. Copyright © 2014 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK Washington DC 20433 Telephone: +1-202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org This work is a product of the consultants listed, and not of World Bank staff. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use. -
Gingembre, Mathilde.Pdf
A University of Sussex PhD thesis Available online via Sussex Research Online: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/ This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Please visit Sussex Research Online for more information and further details BEING HEARD: LOCAL PEOPLE IN NEGOTIATIONS OVER LARGE-SCALE LAND DEALS. A CASE STUDY FROM MADAGASCAR MATHILDE GINGEMBRE A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Sussex for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex July 2017 i Mathilde Gingembre-University of Sussex ‘Being heard: local people in negotiations over large-scale land deals. A case study from Madagascar’ SUMMARY This thesis examines local people’s voices and influence in negotiations over large-scale land deals. Drawing on ethnographic work on a case study from southern Madagascar, it highlights the variety of agropastoralists’ responses to, and experienced outcomes of, the implementation of an agribusiness project on their land. The purpose of this research was to understand the conditions under which certain local people get heard, and others silenced, in the context of corporate land access and the processes by which some of these local voices manage to influence the terms and conditions of the deal. -
Mémoire De Fin D'étude
UNIVERSITE D‟ANTANANARIVO ECOLE SUPERIEURE POLYTECHNIQUE DEPARTEMENT : GEOLOGIE MEMOIRE DE FIN D‟ETUDES En vue de l‟obtention du diplôme d‟Ingénieur en Géologie Présenté par RAMAINTY- NOMENNORO Volaarisanta Joséphine Le Mardi 17 Décembre 2013 Promotion 2011 UNIVERSITE D‟ANTANANARIVO ECOLE SUPERIEURE POLYTECHNIQUE DEPARTEMENT : GEOLOGIE MEMOIRE DE FIN D‟ETUDES En vue de l‟obtention du diplôme d‟Ingénieur en Géologie INITIALISATION DU CIRCUIT TOURISTIQUE MINERALIER DE VOATAVO - ZAZAFOTSY DISTRICT D’IHOSY - REGION IHOROMBE Présenté et soutenu par: RAMAINTY- NOMENNORO Volaarisanta Joséphine Le Mardi 17 Décembre 2013 DEVANT LE JURY COMPOSE DE : Président de Jury : M. RAKOTONDRAINIBE Simon Richard Encadreur pédagogique: M. ANDRIATSITOMANARIVOMANJAKA Naina Encadreur technique : M. RAZAFIMAHATRATRA Michel Examinateurs: M. MANDIMBIHARISON Aurélien Jacques M. ANDRIANAIVO Lala Promotion 2011 Remerciements Avant tout, je rends grâce à Dieu Tout Puissant qui m‟a donné la santé, le courage, la force durant mes cinq années d‟études, dont l‟aboutissement est le présent travail de mémoire. Ce mémoire n‟aurait pu être réalisé sans l‟aide de l‟association Cercle des Consultants pour la Promotion de la bonne Gouvernance de l'Exploitation Minière(CCPGEM), ainsi je tiens à présenter mes remerciements et mes reconnaissances envers l‟association et ses dirigeants. Particulièrement à Monsieur Eric Toulorge. Aussi, je tiens à exprimer mes sincères et vifs remerciements ainsi que ma profonde gratitude et reconnaissance envers : Monsieur ANDRIANARY Philippe Antoine, -
Boissiera 71
Taxonomic treatment of Abrahamia Randrian. & Lowry, a new genus of Anacardiaceae BOISSIERA from Madagascar Armand RANDRIANASOLO, Porter P. LOWRY II & George E. SCHATZ 71 BOISSIERA vol.71 Director Pierre-André Loizeau Editor-in-chief Martin W. Callmander Guest editor of Patrick Perret this volume Graphic Design Matthieu Berthod Author instructions for www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/publications_boissiera.php manuscript submissions Boissiera 71 was published on 27 December 2017 © CONSERVATOIRE ET JARDIN BOTANIQUES DE LA VILLE DE GENÈVE BOISSIERA Systematic Botany Monographs vol.71 Boissiera is indexed in: BIOSIS ® ISSN 0373-2975 / ISBN 978-2-8277-0087-5 Taxonomic treatment of Abrahamia Randrian. & Lowry, a new genus of Anacardiaceae from Madagascar Armand Randrianasolo Porter P. Lowry II George E. Schatz Addresses of the authors AR William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO, 63166-0299, U.S.A. [email protected] PPL Africa and Madagascar Program, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO, 63166-0299, U.S.A. Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205, Centre national de la Recherche scientifique/Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle/École pratique des Hautes Etudes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, C.P. 39, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris CEDEX 05, France. GES Africa and Madagascar Program, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO, 63166-0299, U.S.A. Taxonomic treatment of Abrahamia (Anacardiaceae) 7 Abstract he Malagasy endemic genus Abrahamia Randrian. & Lowry (Anacardiaceae) is T described and a taxonomic revision is presented in which 34 species are recog- nized, including 19 that are described as new. -
A New Perspective on the Significance of the Ranotsara Shear Zone In
Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2010) 99:1827–1847 DOI 10.1007/s00531-009-0490-9 ORIGINAL PAPER A new perspective on the significance of the Ranotsara shear zone in Madagascar Guido Schreurs • Jo¨rg Giese • Alfons Berger • Edwin Gnos Received: 23 February 2009 / Accepted: 10 October 2009 / Published online: 18 November 2009 Ó Springer-Verlag 2009 Abstract The Ranotsara shear zone in Madagascar has predominantly metasedimentary rocks of the Southwestern been considered in previous studies to be a[350-km-long, Madagascar Block during a late phase of the Neoprotero- intracrustal strike-slip shear zone of Precambrian/Cambrian zoic/Cambrian East African Orogeny (c. 550–520 Ma). age. Because of its oblique strike to the east and west coast The Ranotsara Zone shows significant NW–SE striking of Madagascar, the Ranotsara shear zone has been corre- brittle faulting that reactivates part of the NW–SE striking lated with shear zones in southern India and eastern Africa ductile structures in the flexure zone, but also extends in Gondwana reconstructions. Our assessment using remote along strike toward the NW and toward the SE. Brittle sensing data and field-based investigations, however, reactivation of ductile structures along the central segment reveals that what previously has been interpreted as the of the Ranotsara Zone, confirmed by apatite-fission track Ranotsara shear zone is in fact a composite structure with a results, may have led to the formation of a shallow Neo- ductile deflection zone confined to its central segment and gene basin underlying the Ranotsara plain. The present-day prominent NW–SE trending brittle faulting along most of drainage pattern suggests on-going normal fault activity its length. -
Species Selected by the CITES Plants Committee Following Cop14
PC19 Doc. 12.3 Annex 3 Review of Significant Trade: Species selected by the CITES Plants Committee following CoP14 CITES Project No. S-346 Prepared for the CITES Secretariat by United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre PC19 Doc. 12.3 UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1223 277314 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 277136 Email: [email protected] Website: www.unep-wcmc.org ABOUT UNEP-WORLD CONSERVATION CITATION MONITORING CENTRE UNEP-WCMC (2010). Review of Significant Trade: The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Species selected by the CITES Plants Committee Centre (UNEP-WCMC), based in Cambridge, following CoP14. UK, is the specialist biodiversity information and assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), run PREPARED FOR cooperatively with WCMC, a UK charity. The CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland. Centre's mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the DISCLAIMER centre of decision-making. Through the analysis The contents of this report do not necessarily and synthesis of global biodiversity knowledge reflect the views or policies of UNEP or the Centre provides authoritative, strategic and contributory organisations. The designations timely information for conventions, countries employed and the presentations do not imply and organisations to use in the development and the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on implementation of their policies and decisions. the part of UNEP or contributory organisations The UNEP-WCMC provides objective and concerning the legal status of any country, scientifically rigorous procedures and services. territory, city or area or its authority, or These include ecosystem assessments, support concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or for the implementation of environmental boundaries. -
Central Madagascar
© Lonely Planet Publications 93 Central Madagascar Driving the thousand odd kilometres between Antananarivo and Toliara on the famous Route Nationale 7 (RN7; Route du Sud) takes you straight through Central Madagascar, where the CENTRAL MADAGASCAR scenery is as stimulating and surreal as the culture. The RN7 might be Madagascar’s busiest highway (not to mention tourist trail), but to the barefoot Bara herdsmen, walking from as far as Toliara with nothing but a stick and the clothes on their back, it’s just a footpath useful for herding hundreds of zebu to market in Antananarivo. Some parts of Central Madagascar feel as far removed from the conventional vision of Africa as possible. Glassy, terraced rice paddies juxtaposed against cool, misty mountains and thick-walled red huts constructed from crimson soil, make you think you’ve been transported to Southeast Asia. Meanwhile the expanses of green rolling hills and golden fields dotted with medieval villages and tidy rows of grapes look European. Hit a city, however, and you slam back into chaotic Africa. Brightly painted pousses-pousses (rickshaws), their drivers hus- tling hard for fares, compete with zebu carts and overpacked buses for space along rutted streets where touts hawk everything from price-guns to strawberries. To really experience Central Madagascar’s chameleonlike ability to change, you’ll have to get out of your car. There is fantastic trekking through cloud forests and volcanic craters in the region’s stunning national parks, home to vegetation and animals (lots of lemurs) found nowhere else on earth. For a more cultural experience, spend three days trekking through Betsileo villages. -
Resolving a Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Puzzle in Mantellid Frogs: Synonymization of Gephyromantis Azzurrae with G
ZooKeys 951: 133–157 (2020) A peer-reviewed open-access journal doi: 10.3897/zookeys.951.51129 RESEARCH ARTICLE https://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Resolving a taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle in mantellid frogs: synonymization of Gephyromantis azzurrae with G. corvus, and description of Gephyromantis kintana sp. nov. from the Isalo Massif, western Madagascar Walter Cocca1, Franco Andreone2, Francesco Belluardo1, Gonçalo M. Rosa3,4, Jasmin E. Randrianirina5, Frank Glaw6, Angelica Crottini1,7 1 CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal 2 Sezione di Zoologia, Mu- seo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, 10123 Torino, Italy 3 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY London, UK 4 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal 5 Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, BP 4096, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar 6 Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München, Germany 7 Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169- 007, Porto, Portugal Corresponding author: Angelica Crottini ([email protected]) Academic editor: A. Ohler | Received 14 February 2020 | Accepted 9 May 2020 | Published 22 July 2020 http://zoobank.org/5C3EE5E1-84D5-46FE-8E38-42EA3C04E942 Citation: Cocca W, Andreone F, Belluardo F, Rosa GM, Randrianirina JE, Glaw F, Crottini A (2020) Resolving a taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle in mantellid frogs: synonymization of Gephyromantis azzurrae with G. -
Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar Environmental And
Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar Environmental and Social Management Plan Translation of the original French version 19 May 2016 (Updated 23 August 2016) 1 Table of Contents Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 10 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 17 1.1 Background and Project Objectives ...................................................................................... 17 1.2 Objectives of the ESMP ........................................................................................................ 17 1.3 Link between the ESMP and the Environmental and Social Management Tools for the COFAV and CAZ Protected Areas ........................................................................................................ 18 2 Project Overview ......................................................................................................................... 20 2.1 Description of Components, Activities, and Relevant Sectors .............................................. 20 2.2 Targets and Characteristics