Project Type: Avoided Deforestation
Standard: Gold Standard
Methodology: Gold Standard Methodology for Improved Cookstoves and Kitchen Regimes V.01
Vintage: 2020
Project Development Partners: myclimate, ADES – Association pour le Développement de l’Énergie Solaire
Native is supporting myclimate in enabling ADES (Association pour le Développement de l’Énergie Solaire) to provide communities in Madagascar with solar and efficient cookstoves. Most Malagasy households have traditionally cooked on open fires, fueled by wood and charcoal from local forests.
The collection of fuelwood and charcoal used in open fire cooking often requires significant time and labor, mostly from women and children. Open fires are a source of local and indoor air pollution, to which young children are particularly vulnerable. And the sourcing of fuelwood also leads to local deforestation. The benefits of replacing open fire cooking include reducing indoor and local air pollution and significantly reducing the demand for firewood which reduces both the time spent collecting wood and the resulting deforestation in the region.
Project Region
The project operates across the entire island of Madagascar, including, more recently, the Sava Region in the north of Madagascar, which is a global hub for vanilla cultivation.
Societal Benefits
Air quality: This project reduces smoke emissions during cooking, improving air quality and health outcomes for Malagasy families, particularly women and children, who are usually responsible for cooking.
Reduction in Labor: Efficient and solar cookstoves also reduce the labor burden of collecting firewood, especially for women and children.
Increase in household income: For those who previously bought fuelwood or charcoal, rather than collecting it, these cookstoves reduce that financial burden.
Quality Employment: The cookstoves are produced locally through seven production and distribution centers that directly employ over 130 people. Local Malagasy people hold permanent positions in the organization, including director, manager, carpenter, and C02-monitor.
Ecosystem Benefits
Water quality and quantity: Avoided deforestation allows for the healthy functioning of the local water cycle. Standing trees prevent erosion and hold water and nutrients in the soil.
Biodiversity: Avoided deforestation protects the highly diverse and valuable forests and vegetation of Madagascar.
How to get involved
To learn more about this project, or how your organization can get involved, send us a note. We look forward to discussing ways we can work together to catalyze climate action.
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