Fleurette Andriantsilavo (died April 2005) was a civil servant and environmentalist from

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, whom

Fleurete's sportive lemur Fleurete's sportive lemur (''Lepilemur fleuretae''), or the Andohahela sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, li ...

is named after, in honour of her work advocating for Madagascar's unique ecology throughout her career at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forestry.

Career

Andriantsilavo held the position of Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests. She was known as a strong and determined advocate for the long-term conservation of Madagascar's ecology. She was instrumental in organising Madagascar to be the host of the 15th Annual Meeting for

CITES CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of interna ...

in 1999. She developed environmental policies which included: sustainable coastal development; the regulation of the exportation of Madagascar's

genetic resources Genetic resources are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity. Genetic resources is one of the three levels of biod ...

and the intellectual property rights within its traditional heritage. She co-authored articles which include an examination of sustainable production for ''Prunus africanum'' and ''

Centella asiatica ''Centella asiatica'', commonly known as gotu kola, kodavan, Indian pennywort and Asiatic pennywort, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and isla ...

.'' She held several roles during her career, including co-chair of the Vision Durban Group (GVD). She was instrumental in the development of the Makira forest partnership, sponsored by Mitusbishi. She died in April 2005.

Legacy

was named in her honour.

References

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