36. The Special Rapporteur was impressed by many other examples of efforts byMalagasy communities, associations and individuals to protect the environment. There aretoo many to list them all here, but notable examples include: Alliance Voahary Gasy, whichbrings together many Malagasy environmental organizations into a network forinformation-sharing and coordination; project ALARM (Application de la Loi contre lesAbus sur les Ressources naturelles de Madagascar), which addresses the illegal trade intortoises and has contributed to the arrest of nine traffickers since August 2016; the AnjaCommunity Reserve, another community-run conservation area famous for its ring-tailedlemurs; the Turtle Survival Alliance, which provides a temporary home for illegallytrafficked tortoises seized by the government and which received 3,000 radiated tortoises in2015 alone;34 and Blue Ventures, which has worked in the Velondriake locally managedmarine area to integrate community-based reproductive health services with local marineconservation initiatives.35
36. The Special Rapporteur was impressed by many other examples of efforts by Malagasy communities, associations and individuals to protect the environment. There are too many to list them all here, but notable examples include: Alliance Voahary Gasy, which brings together many Malagasy environmental organizations into a network for information-sharing and coordination; project ALARM (Application de la Loi contre les Abus sur les Ressources naturelles de Madagascar), which addresses the illegal trade in tortoises and has contributed to the arrest of nine traffickers since August 2016; the Anja Community Reserve, another community-run conservation area famous for its ring-tailed lemurs; the Turtle Survival Alliance, which provides a temporary home for illegally trafficked tortoises seized by the government and which received 3,000 radiated tortoises in 2015 alone;34 and Blue Ventures, which has worked in the Velondriake locally managed marine area to integrate community-based reproductive health services with local marine conservation initiatives.35