Enhancing knowledge to tackle illegal trade of Madagascar’s medicinal plants
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Evidence
VALUE £98,200
WHERE Madagascar
Summary
The illegal and unregulated trade in Madagascar’s medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) results in biodiversity decline and has pushed some endemic species to extinction. This project will identify priority interventions and inform pathways to strengthen governance, where necessary, and improve regulations and law enforcement strategies to disrupt the supply chains of illegally trafficked plant species. It will also identify new market opportunities to foster legal and sustainable trade of high-value MAP species, thus enhancing benefits to Malagasy communities.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
