Meet Jean Didier Nonta, 55, father of four children. He lives in the fokontany of Ambodivohitra, Andapa district, in Madagascar’s Sava region. Like many members of his community, Jean Didier used to rely heavily on the exploitation of forest resources for his livelihood and to support his family. This includes the cutting of trees for the manufacture of planks and other non-timber forest resources, seriously threatening the sustainability of local forests and biodiversity.
« Fish farming has allowed me to provide for my family and send my children to school, which was not always possible before. From now on, to ensure regular production, I am focusing on expanding my ponds, improving fish growth and fry production techniques » says Jean Didier Nonta, rice and fish farmer in Andapa, Madagascar.
The BIOCOM project
The BIOCOM project (Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources for Integrated Community Development in Madagascar’s National Parks), funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), aims to conserve the outstanding universal value of Marojejy National Park and Andohahela National Park in the Atsinanana rainforests, which have been on the World Heritage List in Danger since 2010 due to various anthropogenic pressures. The project also aims to safeguard the protected harmonious landscape of the Montagne des Français.