// Protect endangered species
HELPSIMUS
In Madagascar we protect biodiversity in cooperation with local communities
// Protect endangered species
In Madagascar we protect biodiversity in cooperation with local communities
// Stories from the field
The Bamboo Lemur programme was initiated in 2008 following the discovery of two groups of greater bamboo lemurs (Groups 1 and 2), each comprising around twenty individuals at the time. Between 2008 and 2014, the growth in the population resulted not only from the implementation of the first protection measures, but also from the discovery […]
Read more »Our environmental education programme took a new turn in 2022 with the creation of the Simus School, our home for environmental education. The school, which was built in Sahofika, also includes a kitchen and a refectory to accommodate children from all our partner villages and to organise activities over several days. The Simus School © […]
Read more »In 2022, we extended the guarding of rice fields to our entire intervention area to protect the only crops that resisted the two February cyclones. As a reminder, rice represents less than 0.5% of the greater bamboo lemur diet, however, groups of 60 to 80 individuals can destroy up to 80% of a rice plot […]
Read more »In Madagascar, almost 40% of the population is under 15 years old, and almost 60% under 25 years old. The fertility index (average number of children per woman) is equal to 5 children per woman. Thus, Madagascar has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. Induced abortion (or voluntary termination of pregnancy) […]
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// ABOUT US
The French Association for the Conservation of the Greater Bamboo Lemur (AFSGH) or Helpsimus was created in October 2009. Its mission is to save the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) in Madagascar by implementing a conservation program which combines scientific monitoring of the species, protection of its habitat, aid for the development of villages bordering groups of greater bamboo lemurs and financing of children’s education.
