In 2019, the Farallon Islands Foundation provided a grant to Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group and Mahaliana Lab and Training Center in support of their efforts to establish a molecular biology laboratory in Antananarivo, Madagascar and build scientific research capacity among Malagasy conservationists through a research study and training workshop. With support from FIF, these organizations purchased necessary lab equipment … Read More
Helping to preserve Indri habitat on Madagascar – 2015
Critically endangered lemurs and amphibians cling to survival in the rainforests of eastern Madagascar, one of Earth’s major biodiversity hotspots. In the island’s Moramanga District, threats from extractive industries and unregulated subsistence agriculture pose dire risks to wildlife, including the Indri, the world’s largest surviving lemur species. FIF’s grant to the Rainforest Trust will help this organization purchase land and … Read More