Honko Mangrove Conservation

Since 2008, Honko has worked with the mangroves and local communities of Ambondrolava in southwest Madagascar to protect this unique ecosystem and help the community develop alternative sources of income to reduce human pressures on the forest.

Honko’s Volunteer Mangrove Ecosystem Monitoring Program provides volunteers an opportunity to take part in monitoring mangrove forest health and master basic mangrove ecology field techniques, while providing Honko with crucial data to inform their community-based initiatives. Volunteers spend most of the week in the depths of the mangrove following Honko’s monitoring protocol, but there are also many opportunities to help with bird surveys and Honko’s many community projects, such as ecotourism, environmental education, and tilapia farming.