Support Women Rangers Protecting Madagascar’s Giant Baobab

Women for Conservation urgently seeks $4,000 in 2024 to support 6 women forest guards protecting Madagascar’s Giant Baobab.

Conservation Win:

In 2023, Women for Conservation partnered with Fanamby in Madagascar to employ 6 women rangers to patrol and protect an 800 year-old forest of Baobab trees, known as Baobab Alley (Allée des Baobabs). Donors like you also helped buy bikes for our dedicated women rangers, tripling the area covered by ranger patrols and ensuring the long term conservation of Baobab Alley. As we end 2023, we are thrilled to report that these efforts have been immensely successful, with an overall deforestation rate of just 0.1%— the lowest ever. Additionally, our women rangers helped Organization Fanamby plant over 19,000 tree saplings to restore this irreplaceable landscape.

Please join our movement to raise $4,000 in 2024, so we can replicate this conservation success story and fund our first international family planning clinics in Madagascar. 

Summary:
While Madagascar is home to incredible biodiversity (80% of its species can be found nowhere else in the world) it has also suffered from devastating deforestation which has destroyed all but 10% of the island’s precious primary forests. Baobab Alley’s ancient and endangered Giant Baobab trees represent an irreplaceable natural treasure which are now protected by women rangers who patrol daily, significantly reducing vandalism and environmental destruction.

Solution:
Our women rangers are the frontline defenders, patrolling the Baobab Alley to shield it from harm. Reports show that ranger patrols have already significantly increased protection of Baobabs by deterring human-caused threats such as graffiti, bark stripping, and illegal fires. W4C’s support of their plant nursery has also dramatically improved the habitat for wildlife in the area, as tens of thousands of saplings have been planted with upwards of a 90% survival rate.

Urgent Need:
We urgently need $4,000 in 2024 to continue to support these 6 women conservation leaders in their mission to protect this irreplaceable forest. Your donation will not only protect Madagascar’s Baobab trees but also support local communities and biodiversity conservation efforts.

By donating to this cause, you are securing a future where Baobab Alley is protected, where biodiversity flourishes, and where women stand as pillars of conservation. Join us in empowering these remarkable women rangers and preserving the legacy of Baobab Alley.

Women for Conservation urgently seeks $4000 to support these 6 women conservation leaders in their mission to protect this irreplaceable forest.

Donate today to empower women protecting endangered Baobabs!
https://www.womenforconservation.org/donate/

PROJECT DETAILS
Location:
Menabe Region, Monrovia, Madagascar

Key Species:
GiantBaobab (EN)Habitat:
800 year-old Baobab forest

Primary Threats:
Illegal crop fires, vandalism, bark stripping, grafiti

Conservation Actions:
Daily Ranger Patrols, Native plant Nursery, Reforestation campaigns, Community education, Family Planning Clinics

Partner:
Fanamby foundation

Fundraising Goal:
$4000