Located in the north-east of Madagascar, Masoala National Park, created in 1997, is the largest forest reserve in Madagascar and covers 240,000 hectares. However, it is listed on the World Heritage in Danger list as the rainforest of Antsinanana.

Graine de vie has therefore entered into a Madagascar National Parks partnership in 2019 to contribute to the restoration of degraded areas and the protection of this natural jewel.
This project is a continuation of the project carried out by Graine de vie since 2019 thanks to funding from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, which ends in 2022.

During this first phase, the results obtained are:

• 53 nurseries created in 10 surrounding villages
• 60 local nurserymen sensitised and trained
• Active participation of the authorities and inhabitants of the 14 peripheral municipalities of the park in reforestation days
• 800,000 trees from our nurseries are planted with the local community to combat illegal clearing and increase their economic and food resources
• 300 hectares of degraded areas are restored within the park

We are currently looking for a partner to support the next phase of the project to

• Continue the management of the 53 nurseries already established to produce 10,000 forest and cash tree seedlings per year;
• to establish new nurseries in the communes and villages that have not yet been sensitised;
• restore an additional 300 ha of degraded areas within the park;
• train farmers to set up and manage nurseries
• Organise annual reforestation campaigns in partnership with local administrations and communities.
• Maintain and strengthen our team on site, notably by hiring new nurserymen and awareness-raising agents.
• Strengthen our material resources in the field, in particular by purchasing a boat to allow access to the southern and eastern boundaries of the Park.

Species planted :

Coffee (Cofea Arabica)
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)
Wallflower (Syzygium aromaticum)
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Lemon (Citrus Limon)
Soursop (Annona Muricata)
Orange (Citrus Sinensis)
Ylang - Ylang (Cananga Odorata)
Jaquier (Artocarpus Eterophilis)
Moringa (Morenga Oleifera)
Neflier (Eriobotria Japonica)
Litchi (Litchi chinensis)
Dalbergia maritima
Diospyros perrieri
Cordyla madagascariensis
Accacia
Moringa oleifera
Dodonea madagascariensis
Intsia bijuga
Trachylobium verrucosum
Canarium
Madagascariense
Dalbergia baronni
Cinnamomum camphora
Leptolaena multiflora
Toona ciliate
Albizia lebbeck
Gmelina arborea
Melia azdarack