2013 Sustainability Report - Ambatovy
Collaboration
A number of leading international organizations in conservation continued working with Ambatovy, providing guidance on
improving our work in biodiversity management, monitoring and more. The following summarizes some of these organizations:
• Conservation International:
A leading conservation NGO responsible for the management of the CAZ within which
Ambatovy collaborates in managing the 6,800 ha Ankerana forest, part of the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Forest Corridor.
• Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG):
A leading international botanical garden with particular expertise on the flora of
Madagascar. MBG works with Ambatovy to help conserve and document rare and endangered flora around the mine site and
within biodiversity offset sites.
• Duke Lemur Center (DLC):
Part of Duke University located in North Carolina, USA, the DLC works with Ambatovy on the
spatial and biomedical monitoring of lemur populations in the mine conservation forests.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS):
The international conservation arm of New York’s Bronx Zoo, the WCS continued to
work with Ambatovy on the development of Ambatovy’s Biodiversity Offsets Strategy, including undertaking biodiversity loss-gain
calculations and devising strategies for sustainable financing of Ambatovy’s offsets program.
“The benefits of our biodiversity program go beyond borders. Our drive to innovate and raise the bar had led
to advancements in scientific knowledge and improvements in biodiversity management in Madagascar and
internationally.” Andrew Cooke, Biodiversity Manager
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