List of national parks of Madagascar

Andohahela National Park park in southern Madagascar

The protected areas network of Madagascar is managed by the Madagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP). The network includes three types of protected areas: Strict Nature Reserves (IUCN category Ia), National Parks (IUCN category II) and Wildlife Reserves (IUCN category IV). At the 2003 IUCN World Parks Congress in Durban, the Malagasy President, Marc Ravalomanana, announced a bold initiative to more than triple the area under protection from approximately 17,000 km² to over 60,000 km² (from 3% to 10% of Madagascar's area). This "Durban Vision", as it has been dubbed, involves broadening the definition of protected areas in the country and legislation has been passed to allow the creation of four new categories of protected area: Natural Parks (IUCN category II), Natural Monuments (IUCN category III), Protected Landscapes (IUCN category V), and Natural Resource Reserves (IUCN category VI). As well as allowing these new objectives for protected areas management, the new legislation also provides for entities other than PNM-ANGAP to manage protected areas. Other governmental agencies such as the forestry and fisheries departments now manage some sites in addition to PNM-ANGAP. It is planned that private and community-run parks and reserves will also be created within the next few years. In December 2005, the first extra 10,000 km² of the new Protected Areas System of Madagascar were granted protection status.

World Heritage Site

In 2007 six of the national parks were voted in as a joint World Heritage Site under the name Rainforests of the Atsinanana. These six are: Marojejy, Masoala, Ranomafana, Zahamena, Andohahela and Andringitra National Park.

The Protected Areas Network run by Madagascar National Parks Association (MNP)

The National Parks and Reserves of Madagascar

Strict Nature Reserves (Réserves Naturelles Intégrales)

• Tsingy de Bemaraha Reserve
• Betampona Reserve
• Lokobe Reserve
• Tsaratanana Reserve
• Zahamena Reserve
• Tsingy de Namoroka Reserve

National Parks (Parcs Nationaux)

• Amber Mountain National Park
• Andohahela National Park
• Andringitra National Park
• Ankarafantsika National Park
• Ankarana National Park
• Baie de Baly National Park
• Bemaraha National Park
• Isalo National Park
• Kirindy Mitea National Park
• Mananara Nord National Park (marine)
• Mantadia National Park
• Marojejy National Park
• Masoala National Park, including Nosy Mangabe Reserve
• Midongy du sud National Park
• Ranomafana National Park
• Sahamalaza National Park (marine)
• Tsimanampetsotse National Park
• Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
• Zahamena National Park
• Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park

Wildlife Reserves (Réserves Spéciales)

Sandstone formations in the Isalo National Park

• Ambatovaky Reserve
• Amber Forest Reserve
• Ambohijanahary Reserve
• Ambohitantely Reserve
• Analamazoatra Reserve
• Analamerana Reserve
• Andranomena Reserve
• Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve
• Bemarivo Reserve
• Beza Mahafaly Reserve
• Bora Reserve
• Cap Saint Marie Reserve
• Kalambatritra Reserve
• Kasijy Reserve
• Mangerivola Reserve
• Maningoza Reserve
• Manombo Reserve
• Manongarivo Reserve
• Marotandrano Reserve
• Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve
• Tampoketsa Analamaitso Reserve

Private Reserves

• Berenty Reserve

See also

• L'Homme et L'Environnement
• Madagascar National Parks Association

External links

• Official Site of the National Parks and Natural Reserves of Madagascar (French, english, German, Italian language)
• UNESCO World Heritage
• Supporting urgent biodiversity conservation in Madagascar World Bank website on Conservation Project in Madagascar (in english, french)