i.F.r.o.g.s. Information

Mission: The purpose of the Indigenous Forest Research Organization for Global Sustainability, Inc. (i.F.r.o.g.s.) is to work with local stakeholders to promote sustainable stewardship of natural habitats. Activities involve training to survey and monitor biodiversity and publishing to reach a diverse audience. Vision: Our team works to protect and restore forest habitats and its native peoples. In Madagascar, indigenous people help our team to conduct research and apply conservation solutions (e.g., native tree nurseries for reforestation, installing lemur-houses) to increase population sizes of threatened forest animals such as critically endangered lemurs. In the USA, we are working with local stakeholders to conserve and restore forest habitats in a biodiversity hotspot, the North American Coastal Plain, with a focus on southern Florida. As resources increase, efforts will be expanded to other biodiversity hotspots.