Andohahela - Fondation pour les Aires Protégées et la Biodiversité de Madagascar

Manager

Madagascar National Parks (MNP)

Surface area

76,140 ha

Geographical location

Province of Toliara; Region of Anosy; Districts of Amboasary Atsimo - Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin)

International label

UNESCO World Heritage (as "Atsinanana Rainforests" serial property), Key Areas for Biodiversity, Zero Extinction Alliance (ZEA) site, Important Bird Conservation Area (ZICO)

Flagship Species

Andohahela National Park is part of the serial World Heritage site of Atsinanana Rainforests. It is one of the richest in flora diversity in the protected areas national network managed by MNP, and above all, one of the most specific due to its geographical location. The Didieraceae formation is dominated by a high xerophilic thicket with very little dry dense forest; 5 of the 11 Didieracea species can be found in the Park.

Andohahela National Park presents several types of habitats which represent the ecoregion central, the high mountain ecoregion, the southern ecoregion and the transition between the last two.

Primates

14 species

1 critically endangered, 7 endangered (including the Ring-tailed Lemur/ Lemur catta or lemur, and the nocturnal lemur Aye-aye) and 3 vulnerable according

Birds

108 species

1 endangered and 8 vulnerable (including the Malagasy Pratincole)

Reptiles

37 species

2 local endemic (1 gecko species and 1 chameleon species vulnerable), 3 reptile species endangered and 8 other species vulnerable

Amphibians

48 species

7 local endemics among which 5 endangered and 2 vulnerable;
6 other species are also endangered and 3 vulnerable

Carnivores

6 species

4 vulnerable, including the fossa and the Malagasy civet

Bats

7 species

2 vulnerable, including the Madagascar flying fox

Other mammals

31 species

Plants

1384 species

1025 endemic to Madagascar (76%): 10 species endangered (including 4 palm species) and 7 vulnerable
19 local endemic (1.4%) including 2 species critically endangered, 1 endangered and 1 vulnerable

Landscapes and habitats

Low and medium altitude dense rainforests, mountain ericoid thicket, meadows and secondary pastures, dry thorny thicket, transition formation with dry thorny thicket species and dense rainforest species.

Pressures and threats

Lowland and medium altitude moist evergreen forest, montane ericoid thicket, secondary grasslands and pastures, dry spiny thicket, transition formation with dry spiny thicket species and moist evergreen forest species.

Economic value

The park provides both Anosy, Androy and Atsimo Atsinanana areas with water supply: it covers the water needs of the surrounding populations as well as the crop fields irrigation of three large agricultural production areas ( Manampanihy valley, Amboasary basin and plains around Isaka)

Local communities'initiatives

Like all protected areas managed by MNP, the management of Andohahela National Park is a collaborative co-management with the participation of local communities in conservation and development activities. They are brought together in CLP (Local Park Committee) and COSAP (Protected Areas Guidance and Support committee).

Category