Transcript overview presentation to plenary

OVERVIEW PRESENTATION TO
PLENARY
CBC Madagascar
Corridors workshop, Santarem,
6 December 2004
OVERVIEW OF THE REGIONAL
CONTEXT
• The most remarkable and important concentration
of biological diversity in the world: in less than
500k km2
– 8 endemic plant families and more than 12,000 endemic
plant species
– The most important priority in the world for primate
conservation, with 5 endemic families, and 48 species
– 5 endemic bird families, 110 species
– 346 species of reptile and 154 of amphibian, almost all
endemic
– Two families and 95 species of endemic freshwater fish
IUCN Threatened Species (Cr,Vu, and En)
National
Total Threatened sp
Fish
53
Birds
27
Amphibians
52
Mammals
50
Reptiles
18
Plants
160
National Context
• Durban Vision- triple the protected areas by 2008
• Reorientation of focus of forest management from
exploitation to conservation, based on ecosystem
service values
• Recent decrees suspending logging and mining in
forest areas
• National forest zoning plan underway to
implement the Durban Vision – the MantadiaZahamena corridor is a key piece of this
The Durban Vision - triple the
protected areas of Madagascar
President Marc Ravalomanana:
We can no longer afford to let the forest go up in smoke or
let our many lakes, marshes and wetlands be destroyed,
nor can we unwisely exhaust our marine resources. I
would like to inform you of our decision to increase the
protected areas from 1.7 million hectares to 6 million
hectares over the next five years …through strengthening
of the present national network and implementation of a
mechanism for the establishment of new Conservation
Sites.
New Conservation Sites
Multiple-use areas managed by a variety of actors
from national government, local government and
NGOs through local communities.
Up to 75% of each Conservation Site will allow
sustainable use of biodiversity.
At least 25% of each site is a strict conservation zone
Three basic management rules- no commercial
logging, no mining and no deforestation
IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL
CORRIDOR
• Priority setting:
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Forest Zoning (DGEF)
PlanGrap (ANGAP)
Priority-setting workshop 1995 (PRISMA)
IBAs (BIRDLIFE)
Total biodiversity coverage 2001 (CI)
Priority setting of endemic plant families (MBG)
• Bio-ecological criteria
MAP OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Compiling
Existing DataGap analysis of
threatened species
ZAHAMENA-MANTADIA CORRIDOR
ZAHAMENA-MANTADIA
Surface area: 540,000 ha
Altitude 200- 1532 m
• Climate: Tropical humid
•Rainfall:
~ 2500-4000 mm/an
•Population: 1,300,000 inhabitants
•~ 40-50% of Madagascar biodiversity
Low elevation forest (<800 m) presents
the highest richness in term of
biodiversity (flora, reptiles, amphibians,
birds)
Mid elevation forest (800-1200m)
highest richness in lemurs
High elevation forest (1200-1500 m)
highest richness in small mammals
Threatened birds and fishes, locally
endemics inhabit rivers
Deforestation rate: 0.7%
Threatened species in Zahamena -Mantadia
~ 70% of Indri indri
(Babakoto) population
~80% of Propithecus
diadema diadema
(Sifaka) population
Probably 70% of
Varecia variegata
variegata population
Tyto soumagnei
At least 50% of
Eutriorchis astur
population
Indri indri
Endemic species in
Zahamena- Mantadia:
Mantella aurantiaca;
Scaphiophryne
boribory; Paroedura
masobe
Cryptoprocta ferox
Mantella aurantiaca
Cyathea coursii
Prunus africana
Ravenea louvelii
Beccariophoenix
madagascariensis
Corridor outcome
Viable populations of threatened species and
restricted range species of Zahamena-Mantadia
corridor are conserved through sustainable
funding and efficient management of 400,000ha of
protected areas (including conservation sites)
Conservation actions contribute to the
improvement of human well being.
Issues to resolve at the corridor
level
• The basic rules of management for the
corridor (no logging, mining or
deforestation) give us a basis for
conservation Where should these rules be
applied?.
• What supplementary rules are necessary, to
be applied where, in order to conserve the
important biodiversity of the corridor?
KBA WITH CRITICAL SPECIES IN ZAHAMENA-MANTADIA
KBA WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES
IN ZAHAMENA-MANTADIA
KBA WITH VULNERABLE SPECIES
IN ZAHAMENA-MANTADIA
BROAD-SCALE ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
THAT NEED TO BE MAINTAINED
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Soil stabilization
Connectivity to maintain exchange of biodiversity
Control of hydrological functions
Carbon storage and sequestration
Pollination
Food production
others
Proposal for limits of
conservation site and
core conservation zone
Limite proposé du
site de conservation
Zone prioritaire de
conservation
Concession forestière
SIGNIFICANT THREATS AT CORRIDOR SCALE
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Slash and burn cultivation
Logging
Mining
Wild fire
Deforestation
Between 1974 and 1994: around
90% of forest <800 m are lost
Between 1990-2000:
0-800 m – 17.8% of the
remaining forest are lost
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800-1200 m – 5%
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1200-1600 m - <1%
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WHO ARE THE ACTORS?
• Regional Development Committees composed by:
Authorities at provincial, regional and local level
Environment, Water and Forest departments
Local NGOs
Private sector
• Platform of coordination
• Heads of Regions
• Local communities and villager associations
Intervention methods
• Integration of biodiversity conservation scenarios
into communal, regional and provincial
development plans
• Support to partners in biodiversity conservationgrants to planning and implementing
organizations, studies of threatened species,
• In part through partnership with USAID regional
alliance, support in acquiring development aid in
key areas- NGO capacity development, proposal
development
• Support to urgent development activities