Manjakatompo-Ankaratra Massif NPA (22512)
Madagascar, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: NAP Massif de Manjakatompo-Ankaratra
Central coordinates: Latitude: -19.3480, Longitude: 47.3030
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1500 to 2100
Area of KBA (km2): 26.60928
Protected area coverage (%): 97.14
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2016-02-19 (BL Secretariat) site includes the 2005/2010 AZE 'Ankaratra Massif'.