Net Positive Impact

06/04/2026

There are songs you will never hear anywhere else on Earth.
They come from the forests of Madagascar.

240 million years of isolated evolution gave rise to 283 bird species, the vast majority of which exist nowhere else on the planet. The Helmet Vanga with its extraordinary metallic blue bill. The Crested Coua with its stunning colours. And the Dusky Tetraka, unseen for 23 years, rediscovered in 2022 deep within the tropical forests of the North-East. Like a breath. Like a sign that not everything is lost yet.

These birds can only exist here. In these precise forests. At these precise altitudes. Among these precise trees. Remove a single link from this balance, and an entire species disappears with it.
This is the reality that Net Positive Impact must confront directly.
Protecting biodiversity is not about preserving a postcard. It is about maintaining the irreplaceable web of interdependencies that no human ingenuity can reconstruct once it is gone. Every forest that falls in Madagascar does not just release carbon. It silences species that evolution spent millions of years building. That loss cannot be offset. It cannot be compensated. It can only be prevented.

For over 20 years, L'Homme et l'Environnement has worked alongside local communities in the Vohimana and Vohibola reserves. Because the true guardians of these forests are not protection decrees or scientific reports. They are the women and men who live there, who know every tree, every call, every season. When they are given the economic means to protect rather than clear, they choose the forest.

They always choose the forest.

A genuine Net Positive Impact strategy does not stop at carbon neutrality. It asks a harder question: are we actively restoring the biodiversity we depend on, all the way down to the forests where no one is watching?

Because the measure of our impact is not what we report. It is what remains alive when we are no longer looking. 🐦🌿

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13/03/2026

Next week is the International Day of Happiness. And we'd like to ask you something.

When your company measures its impact, what does happiness look like in your data?

It probably doesn't appear. Yet it is there, quietly, in every decision a business makes about where its money goes and whose lives it touches.

At L'Homme et l'Environnement, we have spent over 20 years working at the intersection of biodiversity conservation, community development, and women's economic empowerment across Madagascar and Burkina Faso. And what we have learned is this: the wellbeing of local communities and the health of their environment are not separate outcomes. They rise and fall together.

In the villages of Nahouri, Burkina Faso, women's cooperatives built around shea butter production are generating stable incomes, funding their children's education, and protecting the karité trees that anchor the local ecosystem against desertification. In Vohimana and Vohibola, Madagascar, communities who have become active guardians of their forest reserves are reporting something that no economic indicator was designed to measure: pride, purpose, and a sense of future.

This is exactly what our Net Positive Impact program was built for.

Net Positive Impact is L'Homme et l'Environnement's dedicated corporate partnership program, designed for businesses who want their CSR strategy to mean something beyond compliance. Not a logo on a report. Not a one-off donation. A measurable, transparent, long-term partnership that connects your company's environmental and social commitments to real, verified outcomes on the ground. Every action funded through Net Positive Impact is traceable, documented, and directly linked to communities and ecosystems that need it most.

Because the most sustainable businesses of the next decade will be those who understood early that human wellbeing and environmental protection are the same investment.
If your company is ready to move from intention to impact, we would love to explore what a Net Positive Impact partnership could look like for you. 🌍

03/02/2026

Action for Sustainable Development (ASD) mettra son expertise au service de cet atelier afin de renforcer l’éducation et l’engagement des jeunes, et de les outiller pour contribuer activement à la réduction des impacts des changements climatiques.

Climate Chance Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé Global Forest Partnership Net Positive Impact Sistah Sen Eloundou Sen Sistah SEN Official

08/11/2025

Lesabotsy, his cap firmly on his head, stands proudly beside a palm tree like no other. This Ravenia lakatra, he planted it with his own hands in 2004. But he did far more than that: he protected it, nurtured it, told its story. Because a tree is not just a plant. It's a story, a legacy, a future.
And today, this majestic palm stands as a living symbol of what we defend: conservation only exists when it involves the women and men who live at the heart of biodiversity.

Endemic to Madagascar, this palm grows nowhere else on our planet. It unfolds slowly, majestically, between Andasibe and Vangaindrano. But here's the reality: it disappears faster than it grows... Listed as critically endangered by the , the Ravenia lakatra appears on the Red List of Threatened Species. Without concrete action, it could vanish forever. And with it, an entire natural heritage, an entire ecological balance would collapse.

The Vohimana reserve is now home to 28 threatened palm species, of which 5 are endemic to Madagascar. A fragile sanctuary, but an essential one. From 2022 to 2024, thanks to support from the Franklinia Foundation, we created a conservatory for these precious species — a true garden of hope, where each seedling represents a chance of survival, an act of resistance against extinction. But this conservatory would be meaningless without the women and men who care for it. Lesabotsy and his peers are not simply tree planters. They are guardians of knowledge, keepers of living memory. Their daily commitment makes the difference between disappearance and resilience.

And you, which tree will you tell the story of?
Every plant can become heritage if we give it a name, a story, a future.
Visit Vohimana to discover these fragile giants. Or start at home, in your own garden. Because conservation begins with a gesture, attention, transmission.

Yes, preserving biodiversity means first recognizing those who protect it every day. 🌿

03/11/2025

30/10/2025

Aujourd'hui on vous parle des femmes de Po et de comment les aider en choisissant un beurre de karité authentique.

Chez Net Positive Impact, nous avons toujours cru qu'autonomiser les femmes et préserver la biodiversité sont les deux piliers d'un développement durable en Afrique.

Depuis plus de 20 ans, nous accompagnons les communautés locales au Burkina Faso, et particulièrement les femmes de Po, dans la région du Nahouri. Ces femmes courageuses se lèvent chaque jour avec la volonté de transformer leur réalité et celle de leurs enfants. Elles ramassent, trient, concassent et transforment avec passion et savoir-faire ancestral les noix de karité en un trésor de la nature: le beurre de karité pur.

Ce n'est pas qu'un simple produit cosmétique. C'est le fruit de leurs mains, de leur persévérance, de leurs espoirs. Chaque pot de beurre de karité raconte l'histoire d'une femme qui refuse la fatalité de la pauvreté, qui choisit de prendre en main l'avenir de sa famille, qui finance l'école de ses enfants grâce à ce travail dignifiant.

En attendant le restock de notre marque Elephas, nous sommes heureux de vous orienter vers Naturalia Agroalimentaire, partenaire local qui partage nos valeurs et soutient directement les productrices de Po. Leur engagement auprès des femmes de cette région est remarquable, et leur beurre de karité reflète cette éthique.

✨ Beurre de karité pur non raffiné
✅ Propre, sain et 100% naturel
🌿 Idéal pour sublimer votre beauté naturelle : soins du corps, des cheveux, du visage
💚 Chaque achat soutient l'économie locale et l'autonomisation des femmes
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Où trouver ce trésor de la nature ? 📍
Rendez-vous à la boutique BioShop Naturalia à Ouagadougou ou sur leur facebook directement (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063543712525)

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Et pourquoi ce choix compte plus que jamais ?
Dans les villages du Nahouri, les femmes sont souvent les premières victimes de la pauvreté. Elles manquent de moyens, d'opportunités, de reconnaissance. Pourtant, elles détiennent un savoir-faire millénaire, transmis de génération en génération, pour transformer les fruits du karité en or végétal.

En achetant ce beurre de karité, vous ne faites pas qu'un simple achat cosmétique. Vous participez à un cercle vertueux qui change des vies :

- Vous offrez des revenus dignes et stables aux femmes de Po, leur permettant de subvenir aux besoins essentiels de leurs familles
- Vous contribuez directement à financer l'éducation de leurs enfants, leur donnant ainsi accès à un avenir meilleur
- Vous préservez un savoir-faire ancestral qui risque de disparaître face à l'industrialisation massive
- Vous protégez les arbres de karité, piliers de la biodiversité locale et remparts contre la désertification
- Vous encouragez une économie bio, éthique et responsable qui replace l'humain au cœur du commerce

Imaginez la fierté de ces femmes qui, grâce à leur travail, peuvent envoyer leurs filles à l'école. Imaginez l'espoir qui renaît dans ces communautés quand elles voient que leurs ressources naturelles peuvent devenir source de prospérité sans destruction.

Parce que chaque geste compte. Parce que soutenir les femmes, c'est transformer des communautés entières. Parce que la solidarité n'a pas de frontières. ✊🌍

04/09/2025

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28/08/2025

In northeastern Madagascar, the sacred forest of is facing its final hours of respite. In just six months, chainsaws have caused more destruction than in the past five years combined.

This forest is the last refuge of the Madagascar Fish Eagle, one of the rarest raptors in the world, critically endangered. Its also a sanctuary for hundreds of endemic species and a sacred place for local communities.

Every tree cut down is more than just timber falling.
Its a library of life erased forever.
Its part of Madagascar’s identity disappearing.

At L'Homme et l'Environnement, we refuse to abandon Ambohidravy...

We know that another ending is still possible:
👉 One trained and equipped eco-guard can protect 50 hectares.
👉 One surveillance camera means one night saved from poachers.
👉 One child educated becomes a lifelong defender of the forest.

But we cannot fight this battle alone. Your support is essential to give Ambohidravy a chance, to preserve Madagascar’s biodiversity, and to pass on a living heritage to future generations.

Today, we need you.
Every donation, every share, every action matters.

💚 Together, let’s protect Ambohidravy.
For Madagascar. For the planet. For tomorrow.

Financement participatif organisé par Association l'Homme et l'Environnement - La Forêt d'Ambohidravy en danger : protégeons ce sanctuaire sacré de 450 ha, refuge du Sifaka de Coquerel et du Pygargue de Madagascar.

14/08/2025

02/08/2025

There are places the earth holds sacred. Forests where every tree carries memory, where silence speaks, where lemurs live like quiet guardians of balance.

Ambohidravy is one of those places. 450 hectares of living heritage.
Home to the Coquerel’s sifaka, a rare lemur found almost nowhere else.
Sanctuary of the Fish Eagle, one of the world’s most endangered birds.

But today, this forest is dying.
Illegal logging is tearing through it.
Every tree felled is a piece of the future lost.
And the local communities, guardians of this land for generations, are watching helplessly.

This isn’t just sad.
It’s unacceptable.
And that’s why we’re reaching out.
Not to shock you, but because we believe in people. In you.

We’re launching a fundraiser. Not just for trees, for hope. For action. For protection.

We need €5,000 to fund more eco-guards, strengthen patrols, and stop the destruction.

🎯 Every euro matters. Every share has power.
Every act of solidarity tells this forest: you are not forgotten!

Financement participatif organisé par Association l'Homme et l'Environnement - La Forêt d'Ambohidravy en danger : protégeons ce sanctuaire sacré de 450 ha, refuge du Sifaka de Coquerel et du Pygargue de Madagascar.

30/07/2025

What if every business decision helped restore, rather than deplete, our world?
On of our example? At Label CBD Consulting, we believe the future belongs to those who act, not just for growth, but for regeneration.

That’s the driving force behind Net Positive Impact, our flagship program designed to connect companies with high-impact, locally grounded environmental and social projects.

Because today, doing “less harm” is no longer enough. The world needs bold partnerships that deliver measurable, long-term, and transformative impact; for people, ecosystems, and future generations.

- What we do through Net Positive Impact ?
🔹 We identify local projects that protect biodiversity, sustain traditional knowledge, and strengthen communities.
🔹 We align corporate ambitions with real fieldwork: driven by NGOs, social entrepreneurs, and grassroots innovators.
🔹 We co-design partnerships based on trust, transparency, and shared value.
🔹 We provide tools to track the impact - environmental, social, economic - and communicate it clearly.
🔹 We bridge business with purpose, strategy with action, and vision with reality.

From forest conservation in to plant-based medicine initiatives, we help turn corporate engagement into a living legacy.

Because when companies choose to invest where life thrives, they become part of something much bigger: a movement that heals, empowers, and transforms.

Let’s shift the narrative, from responsibility to regeneration.
Let’s co-create futures where business leaves more than it takes.

This is Net Positive Impact. And it starts now.



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