Social and Environmental Projects
in Madagascar

About the Trust

The Andrew Lees Trust was set up in January 1995, in the memory of Andrew Lees, then Campaigns Director of Friends of the Earth.

In Christmas, 1994, Andrew went to Fort Dauphin, Southern Madagascar to make a film about a proposed titanium mine which threatened to wreck two thirds of the country's last remaining littoral forests, affecting the survival of many unique plant and animal species. Equally serious was the threat to the homes, habitats and livelihoods of thousands of villagers living there.

Tragically, Andrew died of heat stroke on the last day of his visit whilst trying to get some additional footage of the imperilled Petriky forest.

To find out more about Andrew and his life, follow one of these links:

Andrew Lees Biography (English)
Andrew Lees Biography (French)

When it was discovered that Andrew had died, the money was sent to Madagascar to launch the Centre Ecologique Libanona (CEL).

CEL was set up as a training and resource centre for local Malagasy, to provide opportunities for further education and develop the capacity of local people to find solutions for social and environmental development in the region. It was inaugurated in December 1995 and dedicated to the memory of Andrew Lees.

ALT now implements a range of environmental and social education projects across the south but continues to support the CEL by providing annual student bursaries : the Andrew Lees Bursary and the Marek Mayer Bursary

To find out about the Trust's activities, see The Trust at Work page and the project page links.

Our details

Andrew Lees Trust is a charity registered in England Wales:
Registered Charity No: 1075592
Registered as a company in England Wales limited by guarantee Registered no: 03618189
Registered office: 77-79 Rushey Green London SE6 4AF

Who Works for the Trust

Responsibility	Incumbent
Chair & Trustee	Mary Taylor (Senior Researcher, Friends of the Earth)
Trustee	Christine Orengo (Professor, University College London)
Trustee	Vola Hanta Ratsifandrihamanana Parker (Adviser to CEO, Hoodless Brennan plc)
Trustee	Tony Long (Director, WWF European Policy Office)
Trustee	Richard Marsh
Director	Yvonne Orengo
Programme Director Madagascar	Daniel Andriamanjaka
Drought Mitigation Programme Project Manager, Madagascar	Owen Beaton
Head of Operations and Finance	Rosalba Leonelli
UK Desk Officer	Gerry de Lisle
Company Secretary	John Parker
Management Accountant	Jeremy Stone