MaMaBay

The MaMaBay Landscape (1.8M ha) of Makira Natural Park, Masoala National Park, and the Bay of Antongil contains a quarter of Madagascar’s remaining tropical forest and is one of the richest areas of biodiversity in Madagascar. The Makira and Masoala forests contribute to heavy rainfall and support a watershed covering a vast area of 2.5 million hectares. In terms of biodiversity, they are home to more than 22 species of lemur, as well as the iconic fossa and silky sifaka lemurs. They hold the largest number of flowering plant species in the country while the Antongil Bay thrives with fish, sharks, turtles, dolphins, and serves as an important breeding, calving, and nursery areas for Humpback Whales. The landscape is home to an estimated 230,000 people, primarily subsistence farmers and fishers, who depend on the essential ecosystem services provided by these habitats.