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Zazamalala is een herbebossingsproject in West-Madagaskar, in 2000 ontstaan uit bezorgdheid over de desastreuze ontbossing van dit Afrikaanse land. Inmiddels is er […]
Why do some plants have zigzag branches?
There are 3 rare plants with remarkable zigzag branches in the Zazamalala botanical garden. They are not related and belong to different […]
From Madagascar with Love – an update from our founder
After an 18-hour trip by taxi-brousse (Malagasy public transport) from Antananarivo, I arrived both exhausted and relieved at Zazamalala. We lost 2 […]
We built new latrines for 600 schoolchildren
There are more than 1000 children living in the surroundings of the Zazamalala forest that have no access to latrines or toilets […]
We welcome these 3 exotic tree species
Within the Zazamalala forest, we plant only 3 exotic species. The first of the three functions as a great food tree for […]
WWF Interview with zazamalala’s founder (in Dutch)
Zazamalala founder Simon Rietveld had a short talk with WWF about the extreme drought that’s terrorising Madagascar and what can be done […]
What’s In A Name?
The critically endangered Red-tailed Sportive Lemur is easily spotted in the Zazamalala forest. Whilst it’s a nocturnal species, during day it can […]
It’s small, spiny and feeds its babies with milk
The ancestors of the Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec lived with Dinosaurs, and although this ancient and typical Madagascan mammal is not yet threatened […]