| Handing over equipment to Ankarafantsika National Park patrollers. |
As part of the preservation of the Ankarafantsika National Park, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) decided on Friday to strengthen its commitment by installing high-tech equipment in the park and various tools . This is how the MEDD, with the collaboration of Madagascar National Parks (MNP) and their partners, installed a fire control room in Ankarafantsika, equipped with satellite imaging technologies. This installation makes it possible to detect fire outbreaks in real time, thus facilitating rapid and effective intervention.
Training was also provided to patrol officers, responsible for monitoring and fighting fires, during this Friday in Ankarafantsika, in the rural commune of Andranofasika, in the Ambato-Boeny district. The ceremony closed with the presentation to participants of certificates of commitment to fighting fires.
A delivery of equipment that is useful and essential to them also marked the day. These include tools for monitoring reforestation as well as kitchen utensils and a television set intended for patrollers and members of the VOI (Vondron’Olona Ifotony, base communities) as well as the fokontany.
Essential equipment
The Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Max Andonirina Fontaine, took the opportunity to meet the patrollers. He thanked them in particular for the collective efforts made to preserve these wonders of biodiversity. “Your activities and actions are important in the face of fire threats, particularly during this dry period. The ministry encourages your commitment. Your efforts are essential to preserving the environment,” he emphasizes.
At the same time, as part of strengthening efforts to preserve the environment, the regional directorates were provided with essential equipment. This initiative aims to guarantee the effectiveness of actions on the ground and to obtain concrete results in terms of conservation. This is why, thanks to collaboration between the MEDD and the Page2/GIZ program, the Boeny/Betsiboka interregional management benefited from computer equipment.
For its part, the “Fandraman’i Boeny” (KBF) cooperative obtained various beekeeping equipment, including centrifuges, smokers, protective suits, extractors, honey knives. “These resources are crucial for the development of the honey sector, which plays a key role in the preservation of the Boeny forests,” specifies the minister.
Finally, as part of strengthening their operational capacities, patrollers, fishermen and craftsmen associations, as well as DELC, managers of the Bombetoka-Belemboka protected area, were also equipped with new equipment thanks to the S2NAP project. . In this case uniforms, looms, freezers, harrows, plows and a motorcycle. The official handover took place on Sunday in Mahajanga by Minister Max Andonirina Fontaine.
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