ORONJIA
Oronjia
REGION Diana | COMMUNE Ramena | AREA 1648 | Project Start July 2007 | Protected areas IUCN Cat V | Decree of creation: 2015 - 772 |
ACCESS
14 km from Antsiranana (= Diego) on good road. Forest close to road.
GOAL
Oronjia Forest is restored to its former condition and valued by the local stakeholders.
VEGETATION
Dry deciduous forest on sand and calcareous rock.
BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
1- Vegetation type currently under-represented in protected
area network.
2- Threatened and locally endemic plants.
3- Habitat for Critically endangered blind snake
(Xenotyphlops grandidieri)
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
Heavily exploited for charcoal production, forest used for shifting cultivation, high potential for tourism.
THREATS
1- Charcoal production.
2- Goats.
3- Shifting cultivation.
4- Exploitation of wild yams.
CONTACT
Jeremie RAZAFITSALAMA
Mail: jeremie.razafitsalama@mobot.mg
Mobile: 032 05 324 85 - 034 11 639 30
Website: www.mobot.mg/oronjia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oronjia.nap
BP 268, Antsiranana 201
Madagascar
Location map
Oronjia
LINKS
– Plan d’Amenagement et de Gestion Oronjia
– METT AP Oronjia 2020
– Ecologie Delonix velutina
– Etude de lemuriens phares d’Oronjia
– Flore Oronjia
– Gestion durable des Ressources Naturelles – Cas de Delonix velutina
– Gestion durable des Ressources Naturelles – Cas de Dioscorea orangeana
– Oiseaux d’Oronjia
– Plan de gestion de plantes utiles d’Oronjia
– Recollection Euphorbiaceae et plantes proches
– Reptiles d’Oronjia
– Trees for the Primates- A Community-Based Assessment of Crowned Lemur
– PAG Dioscorea orangeana final
– Protocole de restauration Oronjia final vers_2021
– Botanical inventory for Oronjia Mars 2023
– Carte points de collecte AP