In Madagascar, natural resources cover more 22% of the territory of which only 3% are protected areas. We are not aware that the degradation speed of these resources represents a threat to the nation and humanity. Bushfires and farms and illegal abuse of these resources are the main factors of this degradation, estimated at 0.8% per year.
To defend the interests of the Malagasy population, the Alliance Voahary Gasy (AVG) has drawn a source of creation in 2009 in the protection of forests and environment.
As part of good environmental governance, she organized a brainstorming workshop three days, from Monday, February 28 until today at the Hotel Colbert Antaninarenina. Currently, AVG associated with 700 farmers' associations around the island.
Under the direction of the largest network of civil society "and Access Initiative, bringing together some fifty countries around the world, the workshop discussion raised the barriers faced by civil society to advocate community, environmental and social . Thus, access of civil society to the very limited information, the right to public participation on major decisions and access to justice are the three main themes. With this workshop which is presented in an aspect of capacity building for beneficiaries, AVG is considering a follow-up of achievements. For the moment, AVG invites citizens, civil society, private sector and grassroots communities to participate in major decision and access to much information. AVG with DELC (Development and Environmental Law Center) ensure that citizens have the right over their natural resources.
registered 30 participants from other regions qu'Analamanga, the workshop was funded by the World Bank through the proposed World Resources Institute. According
, Ndrato Razakamanarina, President of the AVG "Neither civil society nor the communities do not benefit from any of the fallen of major development projects. The large-scale projects will be discussed between the state and multinationals. Often financial interests, the projects have no compensation for the local society. Civil society has the right to review books recounting the burden of environmental impact studies "repeated he.
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