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urgent : Save the Silky Propitheque or Propithecus. The WWF Madagascar Works with Aboriginal communities to restore forests as part of a reforestation program. The Highlands of the North house one of the largest forest blocks in Madagascar. Relatively intact and protected from human intrusions in certain regions, This area remains a huge reservoir of exceptional biodiversity in Madagascar. The silky pairing or propithecus candidus, endemic of this region, is best known for its white coat as snow, is critical of extinction.

urgent : Save the Silky Propitheque or Propithecus. Local communities have played a decisive role in selecting the most appropriate essences for the region and in identifying the best time for the collection of seeds. In addition, nurseries are under development, followed and managed by communities that have also started planting trees to produce wood-energy and lumber.

In concert with communities, The essences to reforest are identified. Strongly involved throughout the process, Communities will not only create nurseries, but also monitor and take care of plants. Fenolon Fenoher Rakotondrasoa, Responsible for the management of landscapes in the mountainous regions of the North: “The species identified are well suited to local conditions and high altitudes reaching 1 750 metres. Its fruits constitute a food for lemurs. After digestion of seeds, The seeds turn into young plants. An approach that contributes to the restoration of the forest and the preservation of the Simpona! “

Also convinced of the need to reforest to preserve the emblem of the region, The villagers have embarked on the planting of trees to produce wood energy and timber.“The reforestation of this type of tree personally motivates us to reduce the pressure exerted on our forests. I have made individual plantations around my village since 2008”, says Samson Edy Raphael, 40 years, farmer and president of the basic community of Ambodihasina. Andapa district actually, uncontrolled deforestation and hunting plunged the Simpona even closer to extinction, Because nothing but 2018, more than 4 224 hectares of forests have been cleared.

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