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Parks and Reserves in Madagascar: Managing Biodiversity for a Sustainable Future

In: Protected Areas, National Parks and Sustainable Future

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  • Patrick O. Waeber
  • Serge C. Rafanoharana
  • H. Andry Rasamuel
  • Lucienne Wilme

Abstract

Madagascar has an extended network of over 100 protected areas with various IUCN status covering more than 10% of terrestrial landscapes and seascapes. The location of these areas is to a high-degree congruent with remaining forests covering some 15% of the island. The definitions of forests are numerous, at global, national, and regional scales; here we emphasize the widespread system considering the percentage of tree cover canopy, to better define the eastern humid vs. western dry forests in Madagascar and to understand how best to protect the terrestrial biodiversity within parks and reserves. Forests are home to over 80% of Madagascar's biodiversity. These ecosystems are under high threat due to ongoing and rapid deforestation and degradation. We present the interlinkages and complexity of governing National Parks to safeguard Madagascar's unique biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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  • Patrick O. Waeber & Serge C. Rafanoharana & H. Andry Rasamuel & Lucienne Wilme, 2020. "Parks and Reserves in Madagascar: Managing Biodiversity for a Sustainable Future," Chapters, in: Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar & Mohd Nazip Suratman (ed.), Protected Areas, National Parks and Sustainable Future, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:187462
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85348
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    Keywords

    forests; endemism; forest governance; protected area management; deforestation;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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