Flagship Species
It is a lowland moist evegreen forest. The most characteristic floristic species of the Reserve are palms with their 26 species.
Analalava
Category
Analalava Special Reserve, Category IV
Manager
Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG)
Surface Area
229 ha
Geographic Location
Province of Toamasina; Region of Atsinanana; District of Toamasina II
International Label
Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), Priority Area for Plant Conservation (PAPC)
Lemurs
5 species
1 endangered and 4 vulnerable (i.e : white-fronted brown lemur, Eulemur albifrons)
Birds
52 species
Reptiles
27 species
1 chameleon species endangered
Amphibians
23 species
Carnivorans
2 species
1 species vulnerable
Bats
3 species
Other mammals
6 species
Plants
273 species
237 endemic to Madagascar (87%): 2 species (including 1 palm tree) critically endangered; 44 endangered species and 3 vulnerable 8 local endemics (3%) among which 1 is classified as critically endangered and 3 as endangered
Landscapes and habitats
Degraded lowland moist evergreen forest, swamp forest, secondary thicket, secondary grasslands and pastures.
Pressures and threats
Bush fires due to charcoal production or slash-and-burn agriculture, invasive species.
Economic value
Forest provides the raw materials for handicrafts and basketry, ensuring a significant household income. Forest hosts several rivers that irrigate the lowland rice fields.
Local communities'initiatives
Management mode is collaborative between MBG and the Velon'ala platform, which is made up of several local associations. The latter are the direct beneficiaries from the development support financed by FAPBM. These associations also carry out conservation activities such as protected area patrolling and surveillance, maintenance work on firewalls and tourist trails.
Do you know...?
Analalava Protected Area is the only protected area whose 12km firewalls, which entirely surrounds the Reserve, are maintained twice a year. It has been a zero fire NPA since 2017.
