Madagascar

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Considered one of the world's 17 mega-diverse states, the island of Madagascar is a global biodiversity hotspot, with a plant and animal species endemism rate of between 80 and 100%. Madagascar's ecosystems contain three quarters of the world's estimated number of species, and 80% of endemic vascular plant species.

The island's natural forests, 50% of which are rainforests, represent a major challenge in terms of supplying local populations with resources. Its 2,100 km² of mangroves make the island state the second largest expanse of mangroves in the Western Indian Ocean, and provide numerous eco-system services, notably in terms of coastal stabilization, carbon sequestration and the presence of habitats for endemic marine species.

Population growth, overexploitation of resources and fragmentation of environments (resulting from natural phenomena and direct human activity) are having an increasing impact on the connectivity of these ecosystems, on river morphology and soil hydrology.

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In Madagascar, the dialogue process involved three key stages : one or two sectoral dialogue workshops to identify voluntary commitments, meetings with private and public sector representatives, and a multi-stakeholder meeting to define bankable projects.

For all the sectors identified (fishing, agriculture and mining), the dialogue workshops mobilized representatives from the public, private and civil sectors, as well as technical and financial partners. Research players also took part in the workshops organized for the fisheries and agriculture sectors.

The fishing sector was particularly active, with three meetings attended by representatives of the private (umbrella), public and small-scale fishing sectors.

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After supporting the 15 countries in the identification of priority sectors, and facilitating the commitment of private-sector players in favor of biodiversity, BIODEV2030 is building on the momentum created to roll out the voluntary commitments on a pilot territory scale, and to strengthen the integration of biodiversity into countries' sectoral public policies.

The target sector for Phase II is the industrial shrimp fishing industry. In order to identify the most relevant sectoral public policy instruments (IPPS) to be created, abolished or modified, BIODEV2030 has called on Altai Consulting. This support is intended to contribute to the coherence of economic, sectoral (agriculture, mining, fisheries, forestry, etc.) and environmental (particularly biodiversity-related) policies, a key aspect of the mainstreaming approach. This global integration of biodiversity helps to prevent economic and sectoral policies from encouraging actors (producers) to adopt production practices that are harmful to nature, in contradiction with a country's biodiversity commitments.

Altai has developedIPPS sheets for each country. The Madagascar sheet is available via the button above.

Les ateliers nationaux rassemblent le Ministère de la Pêche et de l’Economie bleue (MPEB), notamment la Direction Générale de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture, ainsi que le Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD). Par ailleurs, WWF Madagascar travaille avec le Groupement des Aquaculteurs et Pêcheurs de crevettes de Madagascar (GAPCM).

Les réformes visées sont les suivantes :

• Renforcer les cadres de coordination entre le MEDD et le MPEB sur la gestion des mangroves et apporter du soutien technique et financier pour la mise en place de modes de gestion durable des mangroves par les communautés.
• Harmoniser le cadre relatif aux différents outils (GELOSE, TGRH, LMMA, APGL) sur la base de cadre juridique existant.
• Revoir les règles d’affectation des redevances versées par la pêche crevettière industrielle en application de l’article 167 du Code de la pêche et de l’aquaculture, ainsi que ses mises en œuvre effectives. (rediscuter et ré-évoquer pendant plusieurs réunions et prioritaire pour le secteur privé).

Le projet a également contribué à l’atelier régional sur la révision du Code de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture.

Synergies with the Varuna project, also coordinated by Expertise France and implemented in the Indian Ocean, are envisaged.

Concept Notes

With the aim of helping stakeholders in pilot areas (private, public, CSOs) to collectively define actions to reduce pressures on biodiversity, transition projects towards nature-positive practices, or even nature-based solutions, will be developed on the basis of the change actions identified during the multi-stakeholder dialogue, and then brought to the attention of potential funders.

A Madagascar, le projet pilote se concentre sur la région de Menabe. Visant à instaurer une Pêche Crevettière Durable, il poursuit notamment les résultats suivants :

1. Les rendements de la pêcherie crevettière sont améliorés pour supporter d’une manière durable les moyens de subsistance des acteurs de la filière ;
2. L’état de santé des mangroves dans le site d’intervention du projet est amélioré par rapport en état actuel pour garantir à long terme les services éco systémiques qu’elles fournissent.