The Rufford Foundation is one of the main funding sources for conservation projects in Madagascar, of which approximately 210 projects have been funded since 2000. Rufford is committed to supporting research projects as well as conferences to encourage publication and networking especially of early career researchers. A Rufford Conference of recipients from Madagascar was last held in Madagascar in 2015 with strong participation 13 of Rufford grantees. Since then, Madagascar recipients had not had an opportunity to meet and learn about each other’s work.
