World Heritage Identification Number: 1257
World Heritage since: 2007
Category: Natural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Continent: Africa
UNESCO World Region: Africa
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The Rainforests of the Atsinanana: A Unique Biodiversity Haven in Eastern Madagascar
The Rainforests of the Atsinanana, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007, represent a significant portion of the eastern part of Madagascar. This designation encompasses 13 distinct areas within six national parks, each playing a crucial role in preserving the island's unique biodiversity.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The Rainforests of the Atsinanana comprise six national parks distributed along the eastern part of the island. These relict forests are critically important for maintaining ongoing ecological processes necessary for the survival of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity, which reflects the island’s geological history. Having completed its separation from all other land masses more than 60 million years ago, Madagascar’s plant and animal life evolved in isolation. The rainforests are inscribed for their importance to both ecological and biological processes as well as their biodiversity and the threatened species they support. Many species are rare and threatened especially primates and lemurs.
Encyclopedia Record: Rainforests of the Atsinanana
The Rainforests of the Atsinanana is a World Heritage Site that was inscribed in 2007 and consists of 13 specific areas in six national parks in the eastern part of Madagascar:Marojejy National Park Masoala National Park Zahamena National Park Ranomafana National Park Andringitra National Park Andohahela National ParkAdditional Site Details
Area: 479,660.7 hectares
(x) — Contains most important habitats for biodiversity
Coordinates: -14.4597222222 , 49.7025
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