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Antrema Biocultural Site
~6 km S of Katsepy, Boeny Region (opposite Mahajanga), NW Madagascar
Madagascar
Active (co-managed)
Single grove
- Location
- ~6 km S of Katsepy, Boeny Region (opposite Mahajanga), NW Madagascar
- Coordinates
- ~15.75°S 46.23°E
- Elevation
- Coastal dunes & lowland
- Size
- 20,660 ha (incl. 1,000 ha marine reserve)
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (Sakalava ancestral); New Protected Area / first Malagasy biocultural site
- Status
- Active (co-managed)
- Deity & Religion
- Crowned sifaka embodies ancestors (sacred, fady to kill); Sakalava traditional religion (doany)
- Community & Guardians
- Sakalava community; MNHN Paris + Association Antrema Miray (AMI)
- Vernacular name
- Doany / biocultural site (Sakalava)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Ancestor-sifaka protection; biocultural conservation + community development
Plant species
153 plant species (76% endemic)
Biome & fauna
Dry forest on dunes, wet forest, mangroves & marine park; critically endangered crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus); 75 birds, 23 herps
Threats & protection
First Malagasy biocultural site; Ramsar-protected
Source
Aire protégée d'Antrema (Petit Futé); Maison de Madagascar — Réserve bioculturelle d'Antrema