Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds

Findings from the impact evaluation conducted by Conservation International, in partnership with the Green Climate Fund’s Independent Evaluation Unit, found clear evidence of higher crop yields and lower deforestation rates among farming communities participating in the USD 16 million “Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar” project. – – The project supported more than 24,000 smallholder farming households in and around the Ankeniheny-Zahamena and the Ambositra-Vondrozo forest corrid…Read the full story at https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=351081
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