March 2026 Stakeholder Update
Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on March 26, 2026. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu.
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VIDEO: Bamboo Charcoal: Revolutionizing Cleaner Energy in Madagascar
Posted March 9, 2026. In Madagascar and other low-income countries, charcoal and firewood are still the dominant cooking fuels. But traditional charcoal has major drawbacks: Producing traditional charcoal involves cutting trees, a significant cause of deforestation. For millions of women cooking daily meals for their families, exposure to smoke from dirty fuel causes respiratory disease. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Playing the Long Game: Multi-National Conservation Breeding Programs
Coquerel’s Sifaka Conservation Breeding Program in Europe, Madagascar, and the USA By DLC staff. Originally published in February 2026 in LEMURS Magazine: Reasons for Hope. Captions: Left: Sydonie is the second successful birth to parents Beatrice and Elliot, who traveled from the DLC to Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, in 2021 and were the first […]
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.
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 […]
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.