Senior Consultant, PhD Oxford University, Conservation Biology, Natural Resources Management
Dr. Herizo Andrianandrasana is a is a conservation practitioner with interests in ecological monitoring and GIS. He devotes most of his time to designing methods of participatory ecological monitoring and identifying the best ways to achieve conservation success in developing countries such as Madagascar. He is particularly dedicated to maximising the potential of local communities and stakeholders for conservation and monitoring towards better management of natural resources.
He has been instrumental in establishing a system of ecological protection in Madagascar, by providing technical support for the implementation of 5 out of 125 officially designated Protected Areas and the creation of 3 Ramsar sites. By training 460 local patrollers in the weekly collection of data on biodiversity and threats he has also made a substantial contribution to the adoption of participatory ecological monitoring techniques.
Herizo’s passionate devotion to the community-based conservation approach has achieved remarkable results. His main concern is how to develop cost effective conservation programmes by integrating the community in efficient decision making. He is also interested in exploring the effective contribution that local community members can make to protect ecosystem services by sustaining financially motivating social enterprises which could reduce poverty.
Dr Andrianandrasana holds a PhD from the University of Oxford. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation from University of Oxford and an MSc and BSc in Forestry from the University of Antananarivo.