MEN AND WOMEN RESPONSIBLE OF THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GUARDIANS OF THEIR NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGEOUR CHALLENGESFANAMBY is a Malagasy non-prot organization which builds on the strong capacities of its multi-disciplinary team. It aims to conserve terrestrial & marine ecosystems, in partnership with the private sector, and the women & men living in and around unique natural habitats. FANAMBY adapts new technologies and methods to biodiversity conservation and development of rural livelihoods reecting the needs of nature and the countrys people.FANAMBY has helped set up a variety of Protected Areas that holistically combine community productive needs with conservation goals. In Madagascar, FANAMBY has been pioneer in developing Protected Harmonious Landscapes under - IUCN Category V, guaranteeing that the economic and ecological value of protected areas is sustainably conserved.OUR VALUESFANAMBY IS THE MALAGASY WORD FOR CHALLENGETransversal principles:H]VgZY9ZkZadebZciShared development is promoted through a holistic process that integrates all the aspects which inuence the evolution of natural habitats from productive livelihoods to conserving ecosystems and its services. Development has a double goal targeting the wellbeing both for people and natural species of plants and animals. Shared views amongst stakeholders is the basic guarantee for long term sustainability. Ownership and awareness of the value of nature by local communities and the variety of stakeholders may trigger behavior changes that will help protect nature.6ii]ZWZcZiVcYhZgk^XZd[Xdbb^iZYVcYgZhedch^WaZldbZcVcYbZcBenets and services lead to substantial change in peoples lives, improving their wellbeing. When sustainable livelihoods are guaranteed by managing resources sustainably and improving their productive techniques communities acquire the capacity to be independent and manage resources responsibly. Men and women, gender equity is a transversal commitment that guarantees both equal rights to resources and substantially improves household wellbeing.Eg^kViZ>c^i^Vi^kZhVcYeVgicZgh]^ehPromoting local entrepreneurs to acquire technical and nancial autonomy promotes improvements and guarantees the long term sustainability of the living conditions of local communities.>ccdkVi^kZVcYVeegdeg^ViZiZX]cdad\^ZhNew technologies and methods of communication, productive activities, and more precise monitoring tools such as mapping and satellite imagery, google earth and GIS, help improve development and management.- The golden crown Propithecus is endemic to the PROTECTE AREA LOKY-MANAMBATO- The Propithecus de Perrier is endemic to the PROTECTED AREA ANDRAFIAMENA-ANDAVAKOERA- The NATURAL MONUMENT ALLE DES BAOBABS IN MENABE is UNIQUE WORLDWIDEAntsirananaToamasinaTaolagnaroToliaryMorondavaMahajangaMaevatananaANTANANARIVOFianarantsoaAntsirabe200 Km 100 0AndraamenaLoky-ManambatoAnjozorobe-AngavoSainte-MarieMenabe AntimenaBombetokaH]VgZY9ZkZadebZcid[i]ZCVijgVa=VW^iVihDevelopment Design & Plans, Land Issues, Environmental Assessment.8d"c[dgbVi^dcHnhiZbh8dchZgkVi^dcd[ZcYZb^XheZX^Zh>begdkZbZcid[a^k^c\XdcY^i^dchd[bZcVcYldbZcOUR RESULTSOUR APPROACHTO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Establishment of an equitable and innovative nancial mechanism based on partnerships between tourist operators and local communities managing the protected area.I]ZXdbbjc^i^Zh working through Community based Association: - Owners of hotel infrastructures - Direct and principal beneciaries of the project : receive direct employments, a percentage of tourism prots and increased agricultural productions - And possess a mutual grant fund for community micro-projects (health, education, etc.).7^dY^kZgh^inXdchZgkVi^dcXgZViZhgZhdjgXZh thanks to the income generated by tourists, and is re-invested in a grant fund making communities aware of the importance of sound and natural resource management (ecological monitoring, regulated timber logging, observance of the standards of organic agriculture, reforestation).I]Zeg^kViZhZXidgbV`ZhegdihVcY^begdkZhhZgk^XZhWn/- Managing hotel structures - Training local communities in services and infrastructure maintenance- Marketing tourism products - Commits to the fundamental principles of sustainable tourism (renewable energy use, waste sorting out, purchase of food stuff from communities, etc...).;6C6B7NVh`Zn[VX^a^iVidgWZilZZcXdbbjc^i^ZhVcYeg^kViZdeZgVidgh, makes sure mutual interests are respected. The camps:- SAHA FOREST CAMP Anjozorobe-Angavo- CAMP TATTERSALLI Loky-Manambato- CAMP AMOUREUX Menabe-Antimena- BLACK LEMUR CAMP Andraamena-AndavakoeraFANAMBY NGORECEIVED A MANAGEMENT MANDATEFOR 6 PROTECTED AREAS - PROTECTED HARMONIOUS LANDSCAPES,AND UNDERTAKES ACTIONS TO CONSERVEAND VALUE THEIR RESOURCESIN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES(CLOSE TO 1,600 HOUSEHOLDS)Tel: (z61 za) zz z88 ,8janambyjanamby.org.mgwww.janamby.org.mg