Author Archives: Isabella Fiorentino

[:en]Tree plantation at Bejio village[:fr]Reboisement à Bejio[:]

[:en] Firewood supply is one of major challenges for sustainability of earth salt production at Bezà Mahafaly. For their future needs, the association of salt producers manages a community tree farming plot at Bejio village. On January 23rd, the association … Continue reading

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Security Dina (Dina be) restores calm

In June 2014, four Communes around the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve established a community-based security team (Dina be) to improve security in the region, where cattle rustlers and bandits had been increasingly active.  The Dina be was modeled on the … Continue reading

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Canandaigua Workshop, NY – June 27-30, 2012

The Canandaigua Workshop was attended by Malagasy and US researchers with long-standing research interests in the sifaka population at Bezà Mahafaly.  Participants agreed to a system for making available information gathered up to now, updated one another on current projects, … Continue reading

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