At the end of 2019 we ordered a “Kingfisher 430” motorboat from Legacy Marine in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with a 20 hp Suzuki outboard motor. The plan was that this boat would improve communications between Ambika on the RN7 road and the trackless Mangoky Reserve about 40 river kilometres Read more
The visit to the Mangoky Reserve in early May was thoroughly enjoyable: the forest is in good condition after a sufficient rainy season. The protection work bears fruit: no new clearing by fire could be detected, and no illegal felling of larger trees either. We will intensify our protection efforts, Read more
We did the trip and can warmly recommend it! 180 kilometers of paddling down the pristine Mangoky River in western Madagascar from the deployment place near Beroroha to Ambika where the RN7 road meets the river. It was great experience. The biggest challenge was the barely existing road from Ranohira Read more