AFO
Paysage Harmonieux Protégé

Menabe Antimena

A critical dry forest habitat in western Madagascar, home to unique and endemic species.

Menabe Antimena

Menabe Antimena is a critical dry forest habitat in western Madagascar, home to unique and endemic flora and fauna. The area faces significant threats from fire, slash-and-burn agriculture and deforestation.

Fire monitoring here aims to understand the dynamics of fire in this sensitive ecosystem and to support conservation management decisions.

Habitat

Dry deciduous forest and mangroves.

Key species

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, giant jumping rat.

Main threats

Fire, slash-and-burn agriculture, illegal logging.

Boundary

Where it is

Boundary from the national protected-areas dataset. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.