The degraded secondary Anosimijoro forest lies along a road rehabilitated
after cyclone damage. With USAID support, local charcoal producers acquired
new skills, technology and financing to earn an alternative livelihood
from farming. We also helped the villages enter into a contract that
gave them forest management rights, in return for following a sound
forest management plan. As a result, 80% of the members have abandoned
charcoal making, and the forest and the road that runs through it are
being protected.
From Charcoal Making to Forest Management
