Tahiry Honko – Madagascar
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About the project
Tahiry Honko is the world’s largest community-led mangrove conservation carbon project.
By preserving and restoring mangrove forests in southwest Madagascar at Bay of Assassins, the project is helping to tackle climate breakdown and build community resilience. “Tahiry Honko” means ‘preserving mangroves’ in the local Vezo dialect.
The development and implementation of this project utilises a community centred approach, ensuring that local people are engaged and empowered in decision making. This includes more marginalized groups such as women and young people. The project also operates local initiatives that provide alternative livelihood opportunities, including sea cucumber and seaweed farming and mangrove beekeeping.
The Tahiry Honko project has had a profound impact on my life. As a local technical leader, it greatly enhanced my skills in mangrove reforestation and ecological monitoring... I believe this type of project stands as a model for successful mangrove management, one that effectively links conservation with community development.
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