Marojejy-Anjanaharibe Sud-Tsaratanana Corridor - Fondation pour les Aires Protégées et la Biodiversité de Madagascar

Manager

World Wide Fund for Nature Madagascar Country Office (WWF MDCO)

Area

317 287 ha

Geographic location

Province of Antsiranana; Regions of Sava and Sofia; Districts of Andapa, Bealanana, and Befandriana Nord

International label

Key Biodiversity Area, Important Plant Area, Important Bird Area (IBA), Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE)

Flagship Species

COMATSA is essentially covered continuously by the medium-altitude evergreen rainforest. In its northern part, the flora includes several elements common in rainforests as well as numerous species restricted to the northern mountain ranges and local endemic species. This area has a great richness in fauna: 4 locally endemic amphibian species are recorded here with other species whose distribution is restricted. The site is also rich in chameleons and small mammals.

The southern part is less rich in terms of flora, however, the represented flora includes endemic species of the Sambirano domain. The southern part is equally rich in fauna with considerable specific diversity in reptiles and amphibians; local endemic species are also recorded for both groups.

Primates

9 species

1 critically endangered (Silky Sifaka), 1 endangered (Aye-aye), 3 vulnerable (e.g. Red-bellied lemur)

Reptiles

24 species

1 endangered, 1 vulnerable and 1 local endemic chameleon species

Amphibians

43 species

1 endangered, 4 vulnerable, 4 local endemic species among which 1 endangered and 1 vulnerable

Plants

1135 species

809 endemic to Madagascar: 2 endangered and 6 local endemic species including 2 critically endangered and 2 endangered

Landscapes and habitats

Medium-altitude evergreen rainforest, mountain ericoid thickets, rocky vegetation, secondary grasslands and pastures, mosaic of cultivation, secondary forests and thickets, marshes and peatlands.

Pressures and threats

Deforestation, fires, selective logging, collection of forest products, hunting, mining exploitation.

Economic value

Hydrological source feeding the basins of the region; protection of hydrographic networks irrigating the large rice-growing area of the Andapa basin. It also plays an important role in regulating the climate of the region.

Initiatives of the populations

The manager works jointly with the Community of Base (COBA) in the implementation of activities carried out in the protected area. These local communities are strongly involved, notably through their participation in conservation activities: polisin'ala, for example, ensure patrols and surveillance in their respective areas. The COBAs benefit from support, training, and capacity building to enable them to acquire the technical, institutional, and organizational capacities required for good natural resource management.

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