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Women’s Farmer Association: Empowering Women in Sustainable Agriculture, SAVA-style

By Emilien Razafindrabozy, Rostella Christine, Melsa Stephania Razafindrasoa, and Nestorine Manantenasoa of Centre Universitaire Regional de la SAVA (CURSA) Translated by James Herrera, Ph.D., Program Coordinator the DLC-SAVA Conservation Program Originally published in January 2023 in “The Women’s Issue” of the DLC annual magazine. Women’s Farmer Association: Empowering Women in Sustainable Agriculture, SAVA-style Globally, women […]

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Director’s Update: Cyclone Damage in Madagascar

Cyclone Damage in Madagascar Update on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 from Greg Dye, DLC Executive Director  Tropical Cyclone Gezani brought devastating winds and flooding to Madagascar when it made landfall in Toamasina (Tamatave), Madagascar on February 10. Striking with sustained winds of 115 mph, and arriving just 10 days after Cyclone Fytia hit the country’s […]

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Stakeholder Update: January 2026

Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on January 20, 2026. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. 

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Welch and Katz Fund Surpasses $300,000 Milestone

Posted on December 29, 2025. Special gifts are creating a legacy for our conservation programs in Madagascar The Duke Lemur Center is delighted to share exciting news: Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the Charles Welch and Andrea Katz Fund has crossed a major milestone—total gifts and pledges now exceed $300,000! This achievement brings […]

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Madagascar Programs Update: December 2025

December Madagascar Programs Update Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Madagascar Programs Update, sent to our Madagascar Programs Fund donors and this newsletter’s subscribers on December 17, 2025. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. 

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Training Program in Rural Madagascar Boosts Food Security and Women’s Empowerment, Duke Study Finds

Published on December 17, 2025. A new study published in Sustainability shows that simple, hands-on training in gardening and chicken husbandry is transforming livelihoods in rural Madagascar—especially for women. The research, led by Duke University’s Duke Lemur Center, evaluated more than 500 farmers who participated in agricultural workshops and found widespread adoption of new techniques, […]

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Giving Tuesday 2025: Help Save Smuggled Sifakas

This #GivingTuesday, we’re raising funds to support a critical but heartbreaking aspect of the DLC’s partnership with Madagascar’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD): emergency care for Coquerel’s sifakas rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking. The DLC is assisting MEDD with three groups of rescued animals: 4 sifakas found in cages inside a suitcase (3 […]

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An Emerging Threat to Lemur Conservation: The luxury wildlife meat trade in urban centers

By James Herrera, Ph.D, Director of Conservation at the Duke Lemur Center. Published November 25, 2025. Madagascar’s lemurs—among the most endangered mammals on Earth—face two very different hunting pressures: subsistence hunting in rural communities and a growing urban luxury meat trade. Understanding this distinction is critical for designing effective conservation strategies. Subsistence hunting occurs when […]

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