ORONJIA
ANALALAVA FOREST
REGION Atsinanana | COMMUNE Foulpointe | AREA 229 Ha | Project Start 2003 | Protected areas IUCN Cat IV | Decree of creation 2015 - 765
ACCESS
7 km along secondary road from Foulpointe.
Bungalows and camping facilities available on-site.
GOAL
Analalava Forest is valued, valorized and conserved by local stakeholders.
VEGETATION
Low elevation evergreen forest.
BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
1- Rare fragment of low elevation humid forest.
2- High botanical diversity.
3- Several threatened and locally endemic plants.
4- 26 species of palms.
5- Five species of lemur.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
Formerly heavily used as source of timber and firewood.
Currently used as source of wild honey and poles for constructing fences.
Source of several streams. High potential for tourism.
THREATS
1- Wild fires.
2- Land ownership conflict.
3- Invasive species.
CONTACT
Tilahimena Anselme
Mail : anselme.tilahimena@mobot.mg
Website : www.analalava-reserve.com
Mobile : 0 33 15 324 83
0 34 22 324 82
0 32 53 923 78
0 32 84 684 80
Facebook : Réserve Spéciale d’Analalava-Foulpointe
Location map
Analalava Forest
LINKS
– Climate Analalava
– Video : Madagascar – la lutte contre la déforestation, moteur de l’aire protégée d’Analalava
– Analalava_A_Palm_Conservation_Hotspot_in
– Provisional list of reptiles and amphibians recorded from Analalava Forest, Foulpointe
– Botanical inventory for Analalava Mar 2023
– Carte points de collecte AP
