@article{PAR00003951, title = {{F}armers' adaptation capacities in the eastern rainforest of {M}adagascar : from forest-clearers to environmental managers}, author = {{T}oillier, {A}ur{\'e}lie and {L}ardon, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ince 1996, contractual forest management involving the local population has been proposed as a solution to deforestation and poverty in {M}adagascar. {T}his article highlights the way in which two contrasting farming systems can be adapted to conservation constraints without threatening sustainability. {T}he authors show that farmers' adaptation capacities are heterogeneous among local communities and that a knowledge of the factors influencing this variability can help in the design of guidance for farms to enable them to develop sustainably in line with current perceptions of agriculture's role in land management and forest conservation.}, keywords = {smallholder farmers ; adaptation capacities ; forest conservation ; land use planning ; {F}ianarantsoa forest corridor ; {M}adagascar}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{O}utlook on {A}griculture}, volume = {38}, numero = {2}, pages = {119--126}, ISSN = {0030-7270}, year = {2009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00003951}, }