A workshop looking to the future: biodiversity and climate resilience at the heart of change
Key actors gathered at the launch workshop
Antananarivo, September 4, 2025 – A new era is dawning for Madagascar with the official launch of the Climate Resilience through Biodiversity Preservation Project (CRBP). Led by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and Madagascar National Parks, with the support of the African Development Bank and FAPBM, this project marks a strategic turning point in the fight against the effects of climate change and biodiversity degradation.
A structuring project for a sustainable future
The main actors and partners of the CRBP gathered to mark the beginning of a national commitment to biodiversity and climate.
The CRBP project, financed to the tune of 71.5 billion ariary and spanning five years, aims to strengthen ecological and social resilience in six (06) emblematic National Parks: Lokobe, Nosy Hara, Andringitra, Ankarafantsika, Montagne d’Ambre, and Analamazaotra Mantadia.
Through three main components: the first concerns the enhancement of Protected Areas and the strengthening of their governance, through sustainable infrastructure, ecological monitoring of biodiversity, and adaptation to climate change. The second aims to strengthen the resilience of populations to the effects of climate, by supporting ecotourism, sustainable agriculture, the empowerment of women and youth, as well as income diversification. Finally, the third component focuses on project monitoring and evaluation, capitalization of achievements, and the production of the final report.
A vision carried by field actors
The launch of the CRBP project was marked by powerful speeches, reflecting the commitment of the authorities to biodiversity serving development. Through the words of the Director General of Madagascar National Parks and the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, a clear and ambitious vision emerged: that of conservation as a source of resilience and future.
The Director General of Madagascar National Parks expressed with emotion the considerable impact represented by the project: “This project does not merely preserve biodiversity. It transforms this preservation into a source of resilience, economic opportunities, and shared prosperity,” she emphasized.
The Director General of Madagascar National Parks RAKOTOARISOA Ony during her speech at the launch of the Climate Resilience through Biodiversity Project.
De son côté, le Ministre de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable a réaffirmé toute l’importance qu’il accorde personnellement au projet : « Ce projet me tient profondément à cœur. Il incarne notre responsabilité collective envers les générations futures et notre engagement à faire de la biodiversité un pilier de résilience et de développement durable. »
The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development HE. MAX FONTAINE expressing his personal commitment to the CRBP.
Concrete actions for tangible results
The project aims to strengthen the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of ecosystems to increase the country’s resilience to climate change. It relies on concrete actions in biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and the creation of green jobs. During the meeting, the CRBP project coordinator presented these objectives and the three key components, while answering questions from donors and technical partners on implementation and expected results.
The CRBP coordinator Mrs RAZANAJOVY Chantal during the presentation of the project’s main components.
These actions will not only protect ecosystems but also improve the quality of life of local communities, the true guardians of biodiversity.
A collective mobilization
The African Development Bank, technical and financial partners of the CRBP, alongside national actors to co‑build a sustainable future.
The launch of the CRBP brought together a diversity of committed actors: public institutions, technical and financial partners, and local communities. All share the same conviction: biodiversity is a wealth to be preserved, a lever for development, and a driver of resilience.
“Together, we can make this project a model of change and sustainable development, where conservation becomes a driver of equitable prosperity,” — Director General of Madagascar National Parks.
