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Vohibola Sacred Forest
East coast near Andovoranto, Atsinanana, eastern Madagascar
Madagascar
Active but threatened
Single grove
- Location
- East coast near Andovoranto, Atsinanana, eastern Madagascar
- Coordinates
- ~18.6°S 49.2°E
- Elevation
- Coastal littoral
- Size
- One of the last littoral primary-forest remnants in eastern Madagascar
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (community-protected)
- Status
- Active but threatened
- Deity & Religion
- Community/ancestral protection; local traditional belief
- Community & Guardians
- Local eastern-Madagascar community (assoc. Razan'ny Vohibola)
- Vernacular name
- Community sacred forest
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Community-guarded primary forest; biodiversity refuge
Plant species
Eastern littoral primary forest (orchids, medicinal plants)
Biome & fauna
Littoral rainforest; world's tiniest frogs (Stumpffia); critically endangered diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
Threats & protection
Severely threatened by illegal logging (charcoal); community defense
Source
Mongabay 2021 'After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest'