Lalatiana Odile Randriamiharisoa

Sustaining Workers Who Sustain the World: Assets-Based Design for Conservation Technologies in Madagascar

Local workers and their knowledge are essential for sustainable and effective conservation efforts. However, many technology-assisted conservation programs are guided by global benchmarks (e.g., forest cover) and industry metrics (e.g., cost per acre), which often devalue local knowledge and fail to consider the econo…