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Madagascar

10%


Madagascar only has 10%
​of its original forests remaining.
Deforestation in Madagascar
Endangered lizard
It is the 4th largest island in the world and is home to over 250,000 species of plants and animals, most of which (over 80%) do not exist anywhere else on the planet.
endangered species lemur
​90% of these species live and rely on the forest. With their habitat rapidly disappearing, many species are on the threat of extinction. Like Lemurs.
90% of Madagascar's forests have been destroyed largely as the result of 3 main activities:
Logging,
charcoal production
'Slash and Burn' agriculture 
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Slash and Burn Agriculture, or "Tavy" as it is known locally, is the technique used to turn parts of the rain forest into rice fields. 

The trees are cut, burnt and the land cultivated for rice. Once an area has been cultivated for 1 to 2 years it is rested for 4-6 years, whilst the farmer moves on to the next patch. 

Once a single area has been cultivated 2 or 3 times, the soil is so depleted, it is no longer productive and is abandoned.
devastation Madagascar slash and burn agriculture
In addition to Madagascar's rainforests, entire mangrove estuaries have been destroyed, leaving the earth to simply wash away into the sea. 
As well as stabilising the soil and creating a barrier between the land and the ocean, Mangroves have an amazing symbiotic relationship with nearby reefs.
They improve the quality of the water, providing a natural habitat for fish and other sea creatures, without which the coral would not survive.
​Forests of Mangroves are one of the world's principal stores of "blue carbon"
​a term given to carbon accumulated in coastal or marine ecosystems.
And impressively, they can store up to four times as much carbon as land based forests.
sapling trees read to be planted
 JUST ONE Tree's amazing reforestation partner in Madagascar, has been restoring mangroves since 2007. The project has been so successful that in 2012 they grew to include a variety of native dry deciduous species and now  Eden Reforestation Projects also plant within two National Park systems. ​
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The government of Madagascar has also introduced an Environmental Action Plan designed to prevent further environmental degradation and to create closer ties between the population and their environment.

Although there is certainly a very long way to go, all this is a good start to ensuring the remaining natural resources are protected and managed correctly.​

​Furthermore with the help of
 our reforestation partner, the trees we plant will help to revive the natural habitat and protect these endangered and endemic species from further decline.
Worker in nursery holding tree saplings
Tree seedlings in a nursery
Tree seedlings in a nursery
Men consulting maps and planning
Mangrove trees
Worker planting Mangrove propugales
Workers wading through water to plant Mangrove Trees
Mangrove saplings recently planted
team planting Mangrove propugales
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Ankilahila - ​Planting 500,000 trees by 2025

Our JUST ONE Tree Ankilahila plot is located on the north west of the island on the farthest inland portion of the
​mangrove estuary.  It will form a transitional forest, going from mangrove to dry deciduous, vital to the health of the entire ecosystem and a haven for a vast number of bird species, lemurs, and crocodiles. 


The project supports local communities to plant and manage mangrove forests, offering long-term employment and livelihood improvements whilst protecting the vital biodiversity that relies on mangrove forests to survive.
Check out our blog "5 reasons to plant mangroves in Madagascar" to learn more about this project.
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Sorting through mangrove propagules
Women sorting through mangrove propagules
Mangrove propagules in baskets ready to be planted
Kids playing and laughing in the village
Lemur amongst the trees
People planting mangroves
People planting mangroves
Recently planted mangroves
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  • WHERE WE PLANT
    • BRAZIL
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  • ARTICLES
    • JUST ONE Tree Chosen for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
    • NEPAL AT A CROSSROADS
    • Trees for Brazil's Tropical Forests
    • Half a million trees in Mozambique
    • JUST ONE Tree - top 100 companies to escape to
    • KENYA'S NEED FOR TREES
    • WHAT'S THIS OTHER COP?
    • XMAS LUNCH, CARDS, TREE... SUSTAINABILITY TIPS ON WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT'S LEFT - PART 2
    • XMAS LUNCH, CARDS, TREE... SUSTAINABILITY TIPS ON WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT'S LEFT - PART 1
    • TURNING THE TIDE IN HAITI
    • MY ROAD TO A MILLION TREES
    • IS CLIMATE CHANGE THE NEW MONSTER UNDER THE BED FOR CHILDREN
    • WHAT'S GOT ZAMBIA BUZZING?
    • ACACIAS IN THE PLAYGROUND
    • HOW WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SHAPES THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET
    • TREE PLANTING: THE MORE THE MERRIER?
    • 12 GREEN SWAPS FOR CHRISTMAS (part two)
    • 12 GREEN SWAPS FOR CHRISTMAS
    • The JUST ONE Tree Day: Critical For Our Future
    • What's the big deal about Kelp?
    • 5 REASONS TO PLANT MANGROVES IN MADAGASCAR
  • J1T Day 2022 Registration