Comments on: Fighting Deforestation in Madagascar http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/15/fighting-deforestation-in-madagascar/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:42:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: lrakotom http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/15/fighting-deforestation-in-madagascar/#comment-61114 lrakotom Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:14:15 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4330#comment-61114 Hi Zoe, I am glad you asked this question because there is one piece of information I wanted to include in it. The Panos illuninating Voices recently wrote a great report on Rio Tinto's ilmenite mine in the Fort Dauphin area of southern Madagascar. ( h/t to David Sasaki at http://el-oso.net/blog): Excerpt from the article in the Communication Iniative Network (http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266592/306) "Specifically, the document cites a lack of straightforward information about mine finances available to journalists, academics, and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), and a lack of national debate about the finances, especially servicing of loans. It recommends: "To allay... fears and promote greater transparency in relation to the mine project, investors should open up their books and share their economists’ assessments about the investment. Widening the debate about the financial situation at this stage would increase accountability and help all stakeholders identify the best way forward." Hi Zoe,

I am glad you asked this question because there is one piece of information I wanted to include in it. The Panos illuninating Voices recently wrote a great report on Rio Tinto’s ilmenite mine in the Fort Dauphin area of southern Madagascar. ( h/t to David Sasaki at http://el-oso.net/blog):
Excerpt from the article in the Communication Iniative Network (http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266592/306)

“Specifically, the document cites a lack of straightforward information about mine finances available to journalists, academics, and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), and a lack of national debate about the finances, especially servicing of loans. It recommends: “To allay… fears and promote greater transparency in relation to the mine project, investors should open up their books and share their economists’ assessments about the investment. Widening the debate about the financial situation at this stage would increase accountability and help all stakeholders identify the best way forward.”

]]> By: joan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/15/fighting-deforestation-in-madagascar/#comment-61113 joan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:49:39 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4330#comment-61113 Hi all! Thanks to the team , we at FOKO are thrilled to work with you guyz! More videos will come and of course we're transmitting the good news to our friend in Madagascar. Zoe> I heard from a friend who works for the companies that they have to make more efforts on including the local population to the restoration process but are waiting for more NGO to get involved. have you worked there? We would be really interested in knowing more about your experience there! Please write to us : info@foko-madagascar.org Hi all!
Thanks to the team , we at FOKO are thrilled to work with you guyz! More videos will come and of course we’re transmitting the good news to our friend in Madagascar.
Zoe> I heard from a friend who works for the companies that they have to make more efforts on including the local population to the restoration process but are waiting for more NGO to get involved. have you worked there? We would be really interested in knowing more about your experience there!
Please write to us : info@foko-madagascar.org

]]> By: Fighting Deforestation in Madagascar http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/15/fighting-deforestation-in-madagascar/#comment-61112 Fighting Deforestation in Madagascar Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:28:17 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4330#comment-61112 [...] Please read Lova’s post here  [...] [...] Please read Lova’s post here  [...]

]]> By: Zoe http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/15/fighting-deforestation-in-madagascar/#comment-61111 Zoe Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:47:47 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4330#comment-61111 Thanks very much for this post and for the great videos. I really enjoyed watching them and will look up the organizations mentioned. Do you have any information on how the Rio Tinto project near Talaognaro is going? Have they followed through on their advertised plans for reforestation and ecological restoration? When I was there, there were strong concerns that the native reeds in the area would be destroyed and that people would lose their livelihoods because of the lack of available natural materials. Thanks very much for this post and for the great videos. I really enjoyed watching them and will look up the organizations mentioned. Do you have any information on how the Rio Tinto project near Talaognaro is going? Have they followed through on their advertised plans for reforestation and ecological restoration? When I was there, there were strong concerns that the native reeds in the area would be destroyed and that people would lose their livelihoods because of the lack of available natural materials.

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