How Effective Have Thirty Years of Internationally Driven Conservation and Development Efforts Been in Madagascar?
Conservation and development are intricately linked. The international donor community has long provided aid to tropical countries in an effort to alleviate poverty and conserve biodiversity. While hundreds of millions of $ have been invested in over 500 environmental-based projects in Madagascar du...
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doaj-7c035f83285a4a649d981a1d9ef60d5f2020-11-25T02:27:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01118e016111510.1371/journal.pone.0161115How Effective Have Thirty Years of Internationally Driven Conservation and Development Efforts Been in Madagascar?Patrick O WaeberLucienne WilméJean-Roger MercierChristian CamaraPorter P LowryConservation and development are intricately linked. The international donor community has long provided aid to tropical countries in an effort to alleviate poverty and conserve biodiversity. While hundreds of millions of $ have been invested in over 500 environmental-based projects in Madagascar during the period covered by a series of National Environmental Action Plans (1993-2008) and the protected areas network has expanded threefold, deforestation remains unchecked and none of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) established for 2000-2015 were likely be met. Efforts to achieve sustainable development had failed to reduce poverty or deliver progress toward any of the MDGs. Cross-sectorial policy adjustments are needed that (i) enable and catalyze Madagascar's capacities rather than deepening dependency on external actors such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and donor countries, and that (ii) deliver improvements to the livelihoods and wellbeing of the country's rural poor.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4988661?pdf=render |
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How Effective Have Thirty Years of Internationally Driven Conservation and Development Efforts Been in Madagascar? |
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How Effective Have Thirty Years of Internationally Driven Conservation and Development Efforts Been in Madagascar? |
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Conservation and development are intricately linked. The international donor community has long provided aid to tropical countries in an effort to alleviate poverty and conserve biodiversity. While hundreds of millions of $ have been invested in over 500 environmental-based projects in Madagascar during the period covered by a series of National Environmental Action Plans (1993-2008) and the protected areas network has expanded threefold, deforestation remains unchecked and none of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) established for 2000-2015 were likely be met. Efforts to achieve sustainable development had failed to reduce poverty or deliver progress toward any of the MDGs. Cross-sectorial policy adjustments are needed that (i) enable and catalyze Madagascar's capacities rather than deepening dependency on external actors such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and donor countries, and that (ii) deliver improvements to the livelihoods and wellbeing of the country's rural poor. |
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