Although there are quite a few protected areas for these lowland forests in Madagascar, they are not all successful! About only 7% of the remaining forests are "well protected" in some type of reserve, while 27% of the remaining forests are poorly protected in forest reserves or nation parks. The succession at some sites in protecting forests fail due to poorly marked and managed boundaries, lack of logistic and financial resources, poorly trained staff, and escalating pressure from farming communities around the reserves. For example, the Masoala National Park suffers from illegal logging, violation from villages, and hunting and stealing of lemurs and carnivores.
"Madagascar Lowland Forests." Madagascar Lowland Forests. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Madagascar_lowland_forests>.
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