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Projet REDD+ de Protection Forestière Makira (Madagascar)

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Projet REDD+ géré par WCS protégeant 372 470 ha de forêt primaire et 73 forêts communautaires au NE de Madagascar. Certifié VCS + CCB Gold ; 1,2 Mt CO2e évitées/an ; 90 000 personnes dans 120 villages reçoivent 90 % des revenus carbone.

372,470 ha

Forêt tropicale protégée

1.2M tCO2e/yr

Émissions évitées

90,000

Personnes bénéficiaires

Projet REDD+ de Protection Forestière Makira (Madagascar)

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Period: 2005-present
Keywords: Tropical rainforest, carbon, biodiversity, REDD+

Context

Le projet REDD+ de protection de la forêt de Makira, géré par la Wildlife Conservation Society, protège une forêt tropicale primaire et des forêts communautaires dans le nord-est de Madagascar, selon les normes Verra VCS et CCB Gold.

Results

Il protège 372 470 ha plus 73 forêts communautaires, évite environ 1,2 million de tCO2e par an et reverse 90% des revenus carbone à 90 000 personnes dans 120 villages.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) — accessed 2026-06-21
WCS Makira REDD+ official site — accessed 2026-06-21
Mongabay: can REDD+ save Makira? — accessed 2026-06-21
Climate Impact Partners project page — accessed 2026-06-21

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Quality score: 67/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 8% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3

VCS-verified; 38 million tCO2e avoided over 30 years; ~1.2 million tCO2e per year; 1.8 million tCO2e to date.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced3/3

CCB Gold certified; Makira is Madagascar's largest intact lowland rainforest and a globally critical biodiversity hotspot; 73 community monitoring units active.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control1/3

Forest cover maintenance protects watershed recharge in NE Madagascar, but water services are not independently quantified or paid for.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced0/3

Tropical humid rainforest; wildfire is not a relevant management concern in this ecosystem.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

Dual VCS + CCB Gold certification with independent Verra audits; 120-village oversight structure; 90% of revenues directed to national/local stakeholders; buyers include Fortune 500 corporations.

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Evidoria. Projet REDD+ de Protection Forestière Makira (Madagascar). Persistent ID: 60a0cc7b-f92d-4327-842f-56c6ba41c1aa.

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