For over a decade, our Little Green Guards® program has contributed to the protection of primates and other wildlife by helping schoolchildren from critical habitat areas in Africa and Asia develop conservation literacy. Dr. Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Country Coordinator), recipient of a Lawrence Jacobsen Education Development Grant, has been invited to give a special […]
Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Country Coordinator), Chia Tan (Vice President) and their colleagues recently published a study about the indri (Indri indri), the largest living lemur in Madagascar. Writing in the International Journal of Primatology, they describe the general diet of this critically endangered species and, for the first time, offer insights into the occurrence […]
The Gnanhouizounmè Nature Center is officially open! It all began with a promise to the people of Gnanhouizounmè. Now after a year of planning and construction the dreams of this rural community in southern Benin have been fulfilled (see post Building a Legacy for Current and Future Generations). On December 20, 2019, local stakeholders, including […]
This is the first of a series of blog posts contributed by LVDI International’s Board Member, Mr. Bruce Engelbert. *** Since serving as a member of the Board of Directors at LVDI International, I’ve heard wonderful stories about the impact of our conservation program in Maromizaha, Madagascar. In this rural area, most people subsist […]
LVDI International is built upon the bedrock principle that education is key to achieving long-term conservation success. Recently, in recognition of our education and outreach efforts in Madagascar, Ms. Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Program Coordinator) was invited by the President of African Primatological Society, Dr. Inza Kone, to serve as a contributing expert on their […]
LVDI International is excited to announce that our global conservation team has been awarded a number of external grants to save endangered species from the brink of extinction! Mr. Van Tuan Bui (Vietnam Conservation Program Coordinator) received a grant from Primate Conservation Incorporated to conduct the first behavioral ecology study on a newly discovered population […]
LVDI International proudly announces that Ms. Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Program Coordinator) has been chosen as a 2019 winner of the Charles Southwick Conservation Education Commitment Award! Her nomination was submitted by Dr. Chia Tan (Vice President) and endorsed by Dr. Friederike Woog, Curator of Ornithology at the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History. In her […]
LVDI International and our partner, Organisation pour le Développement Durable et la Biodiversité or ODDB, are fulfilling one community’s dream! Over the past three months a 1,500-square-foot nature center is taking shape at Gnanhouizounmè, an eco-conscious village we serve in southern Benin. This village borders the Gnanhouizounmè Sacred Forest, one of the last few forest-savanna […]
Established in 2017, GEM (which stands for Groupe des Entrepreneurs de Maromizaha) is one of LVDI International’s community development projects based in Maromizaha, a critical rainforest located in eastern Madagascar. Maromizaha is home to a spectacular array of plants and animals, including 13 highly endangered species of lemurs. To decrease local people’s reliance on the […]
When Dr. Chia Tan (Vice President) is not conducting research studies or saving endangered species in some remote locations in the world, she dedicates much of her time to teaching and mentoring. She relishes every opportunity to interact with students because that is how she gives back and continues to pave the way for future […]