Bernard Koto

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Bernard Koto is a Malagasy politician. A member of the National Assembly of Madagascar, he was elected under the Tiako I Madagasikara party in the 2007 Malagasy parliamentary elections. He represented the constituency of Ifanadiana.

He was named Minister of Environment in 2007. [1] During his mandate there had been illegal cuts of rosewood for which he had been accused being responsible by the Malagasy Bureau of Investigations (Bianco). [2] He now works for an NGO: Seeds Madagascar. [3]

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