The contribution of tourism in protected areas to the national economy is estimated between 42-174 million USD/year by the study on the economic contribution of protected areas, produced by FAPBM&MNP on 2022. 68% of tourists aim to visit at least one protected area to discover the endemic and Madagascar exceptional fauna and flora. Indeed, protected areas do attract more tourists; this is what the monitoring and evaluation and internal control missions have observed. Serge Ratsirahonana and Evah Ralalarisoa have conducted during the last quarter of the year visits to Lokobe and Ankivonjy (Northern Madagascar, DIANA Region). Lokobe, for a walk in the forest In Lokobe, Madagascar national Parks, the protected area manager, continues to maintain the tourist circuits. The accessibility of these circuits prevents tourists from the need to use a guide’s service. The forest of Lokobe shelters remarkable species particularly the Eulemur macaco, which can be seen …
Tourism in the northern protected areas: Ankivonjy, Lokobe
