Madagascar Programme

Project Title:

Responsible Organisation:

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

Website:

Organisation Type:

Non Profit Organisation

Project Director:

Joanna Durban

Partner Organisations:

Administrative Country:

United Kingdom

Project Region:

Africa

Project Country:

Madagascar

Project Funding:

Nokia

Type of technology used:

Communication

Technology Details:

Nokia 3310 mobile phone

Support Of Technology Company:

Conservation/Developmant Focus:

Various species conservation programmes

Project Duration:

Ongoing since 2003

Project Aims:

To improve communication between field staff and headquarters

Project Activities:

Field staff and park guards at Ampijoroa, Baly Bay and Menabe were given mobile phones alongside their conservation equipment.

Project Results:

Communications can be made when staff are in Mahajanga or Morondava - the nearest towns with network coverage. In the past, lines of communication between remote locations were slow and unreliable and mobile phones enable contact to be made easier.

Future Steps:

Technology Lessons Learned:

Contact Name 1:

Joanna Durban

Telephone/Fax 1:

Postal Address 1:

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Madagascar Programme, B.P. 8511, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar

Email 1:

joanna.durban@durrell.org

Contact Name 2:

Telephone/Fax 2:

Postal Address 2:

Email 2:

Organisation Summary:

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Project Image:

Credit: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust