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

Manager

Madagascar National Parks (MNP)

Area

51,568 ha

Geographic Location

Province Antsiranana, Regions DIANA and Sofia, Districts of Ambanja and Analalava

International label

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

Flagship Species

National Park of Lokobe and the Special Reserve of Manongarivo are the last representatives of the dense forest of the phytogeographic domain of Sambirano. With the different vegetal formations that are found there, the reserve registers an exceptionally rich biological diversity as much from the floristic point of view as faunistic. From a floristic point of view, it’s to should be noted that the vegetation of the reserve is essentially forest with several species restricted to the dense humid forests of the North. For the fauna, it shelters lemurs reminding its belonging to the domain of Sambirano, notably the Avahi and the microcèbe of Sambirano. It is also home to two species of chameleons of the genus Brookesia locally endemic.

Primates

11 species

1 critically endangered (the Sambirano avahi), 5 endangered (e.g., the aye-aye nocturnal lemur, the Sambirano microcebe, the macaco lemur), and 5 vulnerable (e.g., the red-bellied lemur, the brown lemur)

Birds

130 species

2 endangered (e.g., the Malagasy grebe) and 5 vulnerable (e.g. the concolor falcon, the yellow-bellied false suimanga)

Reptiles

43 species

4 endangered, 4 vulnerable and 2 species of chameleon of the genus Brookesia classified as endangered

Amphibians

30 species

4 endangered and 5 vulnerable

Bats

2 species

1 vulnerable (the Madagascar flying fox)

Carnivores

5 species

3 vulnerable (e.g., the fosa and the Malagasy civet cat)

Other mammals

21 species

Plants

1084 species

763 endemic to Madagascar including 1 critically endangered palm species, 12 endangered flora species (including 1 palm species and 3 pandanus species) and 8 vulnerable, 40 local endemics among which 3 are in critical danger and 1 vulnerable

Landscapes and habitats

lowland dense rainforest, dense forest of the Sambirano phytogeographic domain, mid-altitude dense evergreen rainforest, ericoid mountain thicket, rocky vegetation, semi-deciduous dense rainforest, riparian forest, secondary forest and thicket, secondary grasslands and pastures

Pressures and threats

land clearing, agricultural production in the forest undergrowth, hunting, selective cutting, fires related to the illicit cultivation of Cannabis sativa

Economic value

The RS Manongarivo is home to two large rivers, the Sambirano and the Andranomalaza, which flow into the Mozambique Channel, offering vast deltaic plains with high agricultural potential. It provides drinking water for the populations of the surrounding rural communities and irrigates crop fields estimated at around 100,000 hectares. The protection of soils and watersheds downstream ensures the agricultural activities of the 3 major producing regions - Sambirano, Mahavavy and Sofia.

Initiatives of the populations

Like all protected areas managed by MNP, the management of the Tsaratanana - Manongarivo UG is of the "collaborative co-management" type, with the participation of local community members in conservation and development activities. They are grouped in the CLP (local park committee) and the COSAP (committee for the orientation and support of protected areas).

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