WCS's Madagascar Program - working in Madagascar as part of @TheWCS since 1993 to save wildlife and wild places in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.
📅 June 10, 2026 | Maroantsetra
Institutional, security, judicial, community, and environmental stakeholders mobilized to strengthen coordination, uphold the rule of law, ensure security, and support sustainable management of Makira 🌿
#Makira#MEDD#WCSMadagascar
🌍 On #BiodiversityDay: how do we protect wildlife while supporting people who depend on it?
The SWM Programme works with communities and governments to promote sustainable wildlife use, food security, and biodiversity conservation.
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In April, we supported Nosy Mitsio in the Northwest marine landscape by donating roofing sheets and cement to help renovate the Bevaoko school.
This contribution creates safe learning spaces where children thrive, linking education and conservation.
#ConservationEducation
"No reef, no fish." In Ankivonjy, northwest 🇲🇬, coastal fishers share their vital connection to coral reefs. These reefs feed communities, protect coastlines, and shelter unique biodiversity — but face growing threats. 📷 Read the full article:bit.ly/4cKMV9j
April 13| Wildlife Health Workshop – Antananarivo🇲🇬
Madagascar’s fragile biodiversity faces rising zoonotic risks.
Key actors CIRAD, FAO, WCS, pasteurMG , NGOs met to strengthen wildlife health surveillance under the #SWMProgramme.
Mar 30–Apr 2 | Toliara 🇲🇬 : 8 communities from Atimo Vatae MPA Deep South, with DRPEB Androy WCS Team, joined the Regional LMMA Forum by @LMMAMada.
🎯 Focus : strengthen community capacity for marine & coastal conservation.
#MarineConservation#WeStandforWildlife
📸 March
A collective commitment to protect the ecological and cultural wealth of KBA Tandavandriva 🇲🇬 — Bay of Tsimipaika.
A historic milestone for the recognition and preservation of this exceptional site and its natural resources.
#marineconservation
March 2026 – Voloina, 🇲🇬 : #WCS welcomed @SYMABIO to visit #agroforestry plots & #cocoa processing center, exchange with producers and discover the future fermentation & drying site to strengthen organic cocoa 🌱🍫
Last week in Maroantsetra, WCS trained local enumerators as part of a scientific monitoring project on sharks and rays in Antongil Bay, supported by @KfW Stiftung, to support community‑based sustainable fisheries management.