Integrated population health and environment for a sustainable development of Madagascar

An integrated population, health, and environment approach contributes to ecosystem and biodiversity conservation while at the time improving access to critical resources for local populations. However, the implementation was influenced by several factors, which served to influence the viability of the project. Thus, factors other than population, health, and environment should be considered. People who live and/or intervene in the corridor and who sometimes have conflicting interests should find common ground to achieve a rational valorization of the protected areas. Whether or not one uses an integrated project approach, now the challenge is to conserve the forest corridor while providing a means for people to benefit from its continued existence and for the sustainable development. This communication proposes some reflection approach on this subject and a model of community-based project for a sustainable development.