Case study

The Tahiry Honko project

Area characterisation:

The area is 814.39 km2 of marine protected area in Madagascar.

Objective:

The project aims to establish a long-term mangrove payment for ecosystem services scheme to reduce deforestation and degradation, and restore mangroves in the Bay of Assassins in Madagascar.

Start/end date:

Potential impacts/benefits:

  • Social development: have helped develop local infrastructure and alternative livelihoods, by providing additional income to the local community
  • Environmental impact: have improved the conservation of 1,300 ha mangrove ecosystem and their biodiversity
  • Governance: have strenghtened the community capacity in managing a Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA)
  • Women's empowerment: have supported women's involvement in the governance of natural resources - both mangrove and fisheries activities. 

Actions:

  • Mangrove reforestation by communities
  • Participatory monitoring and mapping for management
  • Participatory Forest Management plan

Lessons learnt:

  • Best time for mangrove replanting should be decided with community members
  • Promoting a voluntary mangrove reforestation is key to ensure that it can be continued without external financial support
  • The dissemination of the results of the monitoring helps the community to understand the state of their resources and the amount of carbon stocks in their mangrove forest

Organisations:

Velondriake; PlanVivo; Darwin Initiative; The John D. and Catherine Mac Arthur Foundation; Blue Ventures; Blue Forests, Global Environment Facilitaty (GEF); UNEP

Awards:

Pathfinder Award 2021 Winner

Global goals:

  • 1. No poverty

  • 2. Zero Hunger

  • 3. Good Health and well being

  • 4. Quality education

  • 5. Gender Equality

  • 6. Clean water and sanitation

  • 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

  • 11. Sustainable cities and communities

  • 13. Climate action

  • 14. Life below water

  • 15. Life on land

  • 17. Partnerships for the goals

NBS goals:

  • Restoring ecosystems and their functions
  • Developing climate change adaptation
  • Improving risk management and resilience
  • Establishing nature-based solutions for coastal resilience
  • Multi-functional nature-based watershed management and ecosystem restoration

NBS benefits:

  • Developing climate change adaptation; improving risk management and resilience
  • Better protection and restoration of coastal ecosystems
  • Reduce flood risk
  • Developing climate change mitigation
  • Restoring ecosystems and their functions
  • Increase achievements of biodiversity targets
  • Increase quality and quantity of green and blue infrastructures
  • Increased cultural richness and biodiversity
  • Social inclusion
  • Sustainable development of coastal regions
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