Risk Assessment

The most relevant risks for us and what we are doing about them.

Risk
Consequences
Measures
Relevance
The relevance of a risk results from the sum of probability and degree of influence on a scale from 1 (low relevance) to 10 (highest relevance).
Environmental risks
Destruction of neighbouring forests
  • No supply of native seeds and cuttings from the region
  • Total loss of biodiversity
  • Bendambo would be the only remaining forest in the region
  • Creation of as many and as large forests as possible
  • Inclusion of many species
  • Reasonable price for seeds and cuttings
10
Climate change
  • Loss of trees
  • Slower growth
  • Smaller harvests and poorer quality of coffee or honey
  • Delay in planting
  • Increased resource input
  • Climate resilience thanks to native species
  • Natural density protects the forest from storms and drought
  • Wells and ponds
10
Lack of information on native flora
  • Available information is unreliable
  • A lot of research and time required
  • High error rate
  • Use of exclusively regional seeds and cuttings
  • Own plant list
  • Involvement of researchers
9
Forest fire
  • Loss of forest, biodiversity, invested labour, donations, credibility and jobs
  • Loss of motivation for nature conservation in the communities
  • Rangers and Belgian shepherd dogs
  • Firebreak, water etc.
  • Project management lives nearby
  • Protected location of the property
  • Awareness-raising campaigns and measures
7
Unhealthy forest
  • Spread of diseases
  • Loss of biodiversity, forest, donations, coffee or honey
  • High biodiversity
  • No unnatural or chemical means
  • Continuous forest management
6
Social and political risks
Lack of nature conservation awareness
  • Increased risk of fire and deforestation
  • Reduced project impact
  • Awareness-raising without change
  • Sensitisation and involvement of community members
  • Financial value added as an example and motivation
9
Malagasy government and nature conservation organisations unwilling to cooperate
  • Species conservation and protection as well as forest restoration are made more difficult
  • High risk of extinction for the region's endemic species
  • Good local network
  • Cooperation with local people
9
Risks in project management
Inexperience
  • Increased risk of error
  • High time expenditure
  • Innovative solutions
  • Very high motivation for success
  • Knowledge acquisition
  • Further training courses
  • Seeking external help
  • Fiadanana pilot forest
10
Loss of key people
  • Loss of knowledge and experience
  • Additional resources required for finding, training and familiarising new employees
  • Reduced project impact
  • Fair working conditions
  • Inclusion and co-determination
  • Respect and appreciation towards employees
  • Good working environment
  • Clear tasks and hierarchies
6
Financial risks
Lack of donations
  • Planned project implementation jeopardised
  • Reduced project impact
  • Demotivation
  • Adaptation to criteria
  • Forests self-sustaining in the long-term
  • Development of additional sources of financing
9