The Mandrozo wetland, listed as a RAMSAR site in 2012 thanks to its importance in biodiversity and ecosystem services, obtained its final protection status in 2015. The presence of at least 5 endangered bird species confirms its conservation importance. Mandrozo’s ecosystems consist of Lake Mandrozo, swamps, dry forest fragments, palm forests and savannah. …
The Makira Natural Park, by virtue of its geographical position, ensures the connectivity of Eastern Madagascar rain forests to the sub-humid forests of Northern Madagascar. It is very rich in specific diversity of fauna and flora, and the rate of endemism is one of the highest in Madagascar. The Makira Natural Park is home to the largest block of intact lowland and medium altitude moist evergreen forests in Madagascar. There are 2 lemurs whose geographical distribution is restricted to this part of the island (Marojejy – Makira – Masoala): Propithecus candidus and Varecia rubra. …
The protected area of Loky Manambato is a transition area between the moist evergreen forests of the East and the dry deciduous forests of the North. As a result, it is very rich in biological diversity. It is characterized by a forest block of dry deciduous forests, a large lake and mangroves. It is a real center of micro endemism in the northern part of the island. The fauna is represented by 8 species of lemurs, 152 species of birds, 27 species of amphibians and 71 species of reptiles. The Madagascar largest scorpion can be found in this protected area. …
The Itremo Massif is made up of rocky substrates, wooded savannas with open canopy tapia forests and gallery forests. There are currently more than 550 species of plants, 59 species of birds, 17 species of amphibians and 14 species of reptiles. …
The Tsimanampetsotsa National Park consists of a spiny forest on the Mahafaly limestone plateau, a salt lake and several caves and avens. The national park is considered a wetland of international importance, among the migration sites of flamingos and other water birds on the island. The national park is best known as the home to the radiated turtoises (Astrochelys radiata). …
Marojejy National Park is part of the serial World Heritage Site of the Atsinanana Rainforests. The rugged landscape and mountain topography of the national park have created a great number of different natural habitats within the park. The ecosystems are made up of altimontane forest (cloud forest), one of the last in Madagascar. Depending on the orientation of the slopes, one can even see different vegetation ranging from rain forests to more or less dry forests. …
Kirindy Mité National Park is a UNESCO MAB (Man And Biosphere) site. It is a center of important local endemism and diversity thanks to the presence of southern and western Madagascar biotopes. The national park presents several types of ecosystems: dry deciduous forests, savannas, mangroves, rupicolous forests, lakes and coastal dunes. We find 98% of the species of the Bombacaceae family with 3 species of baobab: Andasonia grandidieri, Andasonia rubrostipa and Andasonia za. …
It is a low altitude forest block developing mainly on limestone formations of the Middle Jurassic. Two large rivers stimulating a great diversity of plant formations, a dense ground vegetation and sparser on the tsingy, run through the protected area. Biological inventory work is still in progress and attracts many researchers due to the large variety of habitats in the protected area. More than 238 species of plants have been recorded in this protected area distributed in more than 75 families. The fauna is composed of 10 species of lemur, 62 species of bird including the endemic species of the region: Mentocrex beankaensis, and 44 species of reptile. …
Zahamena National Park is part of the serial world heritage site of the Atsinanana Rainforests. It is home to an exceptional biodiversity made up of mainly two major ecosystems: terrestrial ecosystem dominated by moist evergreen forests and an aquatic ecosystem consisting of a very dense network of rivers and swampy formations. There is a wide range of habitats associated with an exceptional bird diversity (over 95% of species characteristic of the ecoregion), and a high reptile diversity. …
Tsaratanàna Strict Nature Reserve is the only Strict Nature Reserve within FAPBM portfolio to date. It is made up of low and medium altitude rainforests and ericoid scrub in the high mountain areas. These habitats are rich in biological diversity, especially in herpetofauna in high altitude areas. There are 9 species of lemurs including the black lemur (Eulemur macaco) and the Lepilemur dorsalis. The flora accounts for over 1,170 species, 72 of which are locally endemic. …
Midongy du Sud National Park has several types of ecosystems representative of the central and eastern ecoregion dominated by a lowland and medium altitude moist evergreen forest, very rich in floristic biodiversity. The flora is represented by trees of high commercial value ranked 1st and 2nd categories in the forest classification such as Hernandia voyronii (hazomalany), Dalbergia spp (rosewood) and Dyospiros spp (hazomainty or ebony). …
Ranomafana National Park is part of the Atsinanana Rainforests serial World Heritage Site. It is covered with natural vegetation of low and middle altitude dense rainforest, bamboo forest, and swampy areas. There is a forest corridor between Ranomafana National Park and Andringitra National Park. Research on lemurs is continuing there thanks to the ValBio Center, a research center dedicated to primates and their natural habitats. Flora is made up of many species of woody plants and over 80 species of orchids. …
The Special Reserve of Marotandrano belongs to the Central ecoregion, representative of medium altitude moist evergreen forests. The specific diversity of lemurs is very high with 12 species. There are also 88 species of birds and 32 species of amphibians. …
Vegetation consists mainly of lowland moist evergreen forests. There are 7 species of lemurs, including the Eulemur cinereiceps, which is endemic to this region, up to the Agnalazaha Reserve. 72 birds species have been listed, the most emblematic of which are the Leptosomus discolor and the Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis). Manombo Reserve is also known for its richness in snail species. There are 52 species of snails, most of which are endemic. …
The Baly Bay National Park is of critical importance for the in situ conservation of the critically endangered Angonoka turtle (Astrochelys yniphora). The vegetation is composed of dense dry semi-caducifolia forests, Tsingy, mangroves and wooded savannah. There are 7 species of lemurs including the Propithecus deckenii, 5 species of reptiles and 1 species of amphibians. The avifauna is represented by 112 species with 55 species of water birds. …
Ambatovaky Special Reserve is characterized by natural vegetation made up of lowland and medium altitude moist evergreen forests. It ensures the biological connectivity between the Masoala National Park through Makira Natural Park, Northern Mananara National Park and Zahamena National Park. Ambatovaky Special Reserve is home to 31 species of mammals, including 11 species of lemurs, and 109 species of birds. The herpetofauna is represented by 75 species (reptiles and amphibians). The flora is represented by 49 species, 92% of which are endemic to Madagascar, and distributed in 31 Families. …
Mikea National Park, including natural habitats that vary according to the substratum type belong to the Southern ecoregion. There, the dry dense forest semi-deciduous and the xerophytic thickets on sand and limestone are particularly distinguished. Biodiversity is a major richness there with many local, regional and national endemic species. …
The Ankarafantsika National Park is home to three types of ecosystems: dense dry forests, tree savannahs and lake environments. It is indeed known for its lakes which are refuges of the Haliaeetus vociferoides (Malagasy sea eagle). Lemurs are represented by 8 species, of which the Propithecus coquereli and the Eulemur mongoz. There are more than 520 species of woody plants, of which 6 are local endemic. …
It is a lowland moist evegreen forest. The most characteristic floristic species of the Reserve are palms with their 26 species. …
Masoala National Park is part of the serial world heritage site of the Atsinanana Rainforests. It is made up of 227,000ha terrestrial park, 3 detached plots of 2,980ha and 3 marine plots of 10,000ha. The vegetation is representative of dense lowland moist evergreen forests that maintain the genetic stock of several species of flora and fauna endemic to the eastern ecoregion. It is in this peninsula that we still find one of the largest groups of lowland evergreen forest under 600m that remain in Madagascar. In the marine areas, we can find the most developed coral reefs, mangroves and phanerogams of the eastern region of Madagascar. …
