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The information center in Andranomandry was built by Madagasikara Voakajy, through the project "Mangabe Reserve - a home for people and biodiversity, benefiting each other", with the support of the European Union and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States through the BIOPAMA Program, and inaugurated early this year.

To protect the Beantely forest where the Baobab Adansonia suarezensis is found and the plantation sites around this forest, Madagasikara Voakajy and VOI Vitatsara carried out the construction of firebreak reached 5 km in Ambodimadiro, CR Antsahapano District Antsiranana II.

During this month, the water retention dam construction project was started in the water source at Bobahala, Antsiranana II, Diana Region with the second funding received from Conservation Allies.

To achieve research and preservation of the Mangabe-Ranomena-Sahasarotra protected area and the biodiversity it harbors, an improvement of the camping area in Andakana of the VOI Hafasahona has been made.

Monitoring natural regeneration of indigenous species could boost forest restoration much more quickly and effectively than planting. The MV team in Menabe has established a few monitoring plots for these regenerations with local communities in their respective restoration zones. A census of woody species and measurements were made in five 100 m2 plots randomly distributed in each restoration zone.