Herizo Andrianandrasana|Jonah Randriamahefasoa|Joanna Durbin|Richard E. Lewis|Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Participatory Ecological Monitoring of the Alaotra Wetlands in Madagascar
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
participatory ecological monitoring realistic effective approach wetlands alaotra madagascar important biodiversity found area high human population density since 2001 durrell wildlife conservation trust government technical services regional nongovernmental organisations local communities collected data key species waterbirds locally endemic lemur useful natural resources monitoring linked environmental quizzes intervillage competition helped raise interest monitoring publicise results monitoring assisted wetland management guiding amendments increasing respect regional fishing convention raising awareness catalysing marsh management transfer communities stimulating collaboration good governance sustainability monitoring scheme usefulness data detecting trends guiding local managements discussed