Mitsilo lab

The Mitsilo lab is a research group working on applied conservation and development research, and is based at ESSA-Forets at the University of Antananarivo.

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We are happy to announce to you that the MiRARI project has officially migrated to the MITSILO lab. You can follow us and find all the information and updates about MiRARI and our other projects on our new website https://t.co/2c1LkRV46T.

[Sarobidy Rakotonarivo @SarobidyRakoto]

✨Our new website is now live!💫 We named it MITSILO which the Malagasy verb for “light the way” and as its name conveys, aims to use the best available scientific and experiential evidence to guide policy. https://t.co/D1PP0P9Cxr 1/n

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🍃 2) After months of online exchanges on technical and administrative matters, the whole team of the Demand4Restoration project finally gathered in Antalaha Madagascar for a four-days workshop to officially launch the project.
https://t.co/V9o6Z3QewB 4/4

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We also have two new updates:
🌾 1) After months of preparations, our team has resumed the activities to support the manager of Itremo Protected Area and local communities in establishing the Community Management agreement or "Convention de Gestion Communautaire-CGC". 1/n

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🍁 The training we've provided to local communities here: https://t.co/N8E6gaZBkt

And other related blogs : https://t.co/ibDfJFZmwc 3/n

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The aim is to provide robust empirical evidence on what will accelerate the transition to climate-smart solutions, and at the same time lift farmers out of poverty and conserve Madagascar’s unique biodiversity.
Other blog posts here: https://t.co/fw5NSAHesh 4/4

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As part of our randomized controlled trial (RCT - HOPE project), we have now disbursed credit to 43 village savings and loan associations across 31 villages in southeast Madagascar to accelerate the transition toward climate-smart agriculture. 1/n

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A first group of farmers receiving training on climate-smart techniques (organic fertilizer, improved seeds, crop rotation) for coffee, rice, and cassava cultivation; a second group receiving training and funding; and a third control group receiving no external support. 3/n

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Also please check out this heartwarming blog by Henintsoa, reflecting on her visit to Boston University. https://t.co/nICbUBI2ZR 6/6

[Sarobidy Rakotonarivo @SarobidyRakoto]

I took part in the closing plenary discussion at the FLARE Network yesterday with other great panelists and feeling energized than ever. Please find a summary here #FLARE10
https://t.co/bYMUCsG5ue

[Sarobidy Rakotonarivo @SarobidyRakoto]

Pleased to share our new article hot off the press on the compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Enawo cyclone, and the vanilla price collapse on vanilla farmers in rural Madagascar, led by #Henintsoa Rakoto Harison https://t.co/LcnP8kXjx0 1/n

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Merci à nos partenaires : @BangorUni , @naturaljustice Madagascar, @TeamKMCC , et @impact_mada . Et un grand merci au #DarwinInitiative, @UKBCFs et à l’International Science Partnership Fund pour leur soutien financier.

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Sous le patronage du MEDD, notre projet a récemment organisé un atelier le 12 Avril dernier à l’EDGNRD - ESSA sur le thème "GÉRER ÉQUITABLEMENT NOS AIRES PROTÉGÉES".

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L’objectif du film est d'informer et de sensibiliser sur la nécessité d'une gestion plus équitable et efficace des aires protégées par le biais d'une convention de gestion entre le gestionnaire délégué de l'AP et les communautés locales.

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This trip was funded by the #DarwinInitiative and @UKBCFs . Thank you for your generous support 💚

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We had a productive trip to the Itremo Massif Protected Area and Madiromirafy with our partners @NaturalJustice, @TeamKMCC , @impact_mada and @bangoruni. We trained local actors and communities on how to manage the protected areas together.

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We also did some group work, role play, and poster presentations to practice what we learned and prepare for the negotiation.