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{"title":"Translation and transformation","authors":"Alison F. Richard","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v18i1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v18i1.5","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract.","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation & Development","volume":"59 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139527236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Caractérisation et analyse des services écosystémiques de l’aire protégée complexe Mahavavy Kinkony (Madagascar) selon la perception des communautés locales","authors":"Lalaina Fanorenana Rambeloarisoa, E. Roger, Miadana Harisoa Faramalala, Solofo A. Rakotondraompiana, S. Rakotoniaina","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v18i1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v18i1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Les écosystèmes fournissent de multiples services qui contribuent au bien-être des communautés locales. La connaissance de ces services permet de comprendre les interactions entre la nature et la population et de planifier la gestion des milieux naturels. L’objectif de cette étude est d’analyser et de caractériser les services écosystémiques de l’aire protégée complexe Mahavavy Kinkony. Des enquêtes socio-économiques sous forme d’entretiens semistructurés (pour les chefs de ménages) et structurés (pour les personnes ressources) ont été faites auprès de 556 personnes réparties dans 19 fokontany. Ces enquêtes ont été couplées avec des observations directes des activités quotidiennes des communautés locales. L’importance des services écosystémiques a été évaluée à partir du taux de réponses des services cités. La caractérisation des services écosystémiques a été faite dans les fokontany riverains, les groupes socio-professionnels, le genre et l’âge à partir d’une classification hiérarchique ascendante et d’une analyse factorielle de correspondances. Quatre catégories de services écosystémiques (approvisionnement, régulation, culturels et soutien) répartis en 137 services ont été identifiées dont 45 types regroupés en 15 classes sont les plus sollicités. Les services d’approvisionnement sont les plus diversifiés. La classification hiérarchique a permis de regrouper la zone en quatre groupes de fokontany. La préférence et la connaissance des personnes enquêtées dépendent de leur profession et de leur âge. Cette étude montre les caractéristiques générales des services écosystémiques dans l’aire protégée Complexe Mahavavy Kinkony mais des études approfondies sur les relations entre les écosystèmes, les services et les bénéficiaires sont nécessaires dans l’avenir. \u0000  \u0000English Abstract \u0000Ecosystems provide multiple ecosystem services that contribute to the well-being of local communities. Knowledge of these services allows us to understand the interactions between nature and population and to plan the management of natural environments. The objective of this study is to analyze and characterize the ecosystem services provided by ecosystems inside the Mahavavy Kinkony Complex protected area. Socio-economic surveys in the form of semi-structured interviews (for household heads) and structured interviews (for resource persons) were conducted with 556 people in 19 fokontany. The surveys were coupled with direct observations of the daily activities of local communities. The importance of ecosystem services was assessed based on the response rate of the services cited. The characterization of ecosystem services was made according to fokontany, socio-professional groups, gender and age from an ascending hierarchical classification and a factorial analysis of correspondences. Four categories of ecosystem services (supply, regulation, cultural and support) divided into 137 services were identified, of which 45 types grouped into 15 classes are the most solicited. S","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation & Development","volume":"52 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139526800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the potential of occupancy modelling using passive acoustics in Coua gigas and Coua coquereli","authors":"Celine Jordan, Matthias Markolf","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v18i1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v18i1.6","url":null,"abstract":"In highly threatened habitats such as the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar, it is essential to develop new approaches to detect population changes and evaluate conservation measures. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is such a promising approach. This method has many advantages over conventional methods, such as time efficiency, money savings, and reduced wildlife disturbance. It is especially suitable for studying occupancy and activity patterns of vocalizing species such as birds. Our study analyzed data recorded with autonomous sound recorders in 2018 in Kirindy Forest for the territorial calls of Coua gigas and Coua coquereli. We modeled occupancy and detection probability for both species in the study area. We also examined activity patterns and found that the peak of vocal activity for Coua coquereli is at 700h and for Coua gigas at 1100h. To also test the value of PAM in relation to ecological factors we modeled occupancy and included logging status as a site covariate. We detected a positive influence of logging in occupancy of Coua gigas. Our study provides guidelines for future occupancy studies using PAM in the two coua species. We conclude that PAM will improve the ecological monitoring of soniferous animals in Madagascar.","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation & Development","volume":" 735","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139617445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decrease of deforestation in Protected Areas of Madagascar during the Covid-19 years","authors":"F. O. D. Andrianambinina, S. Rafanoharana, H. A. Rasamuel, Patrick O. Waeber, Joerg U. Ganzhorn, Lucienne Wilmé","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v18i1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v18i1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Deforestation poses a significant threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem services. This study focuses on estimating the deforestation within Protected Areas (PAs) in Madagascar over a 21- year period from 2001 to 2022. A novel methodology utilizing remote sensing data and specific thresholds of tree canopy density is employed to estimate annual deforestation rates and identify trends and patterns within PAs. The analysis reveals significant deforestation in the PA network over the last decade, particularly in 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Notably, the lowest annual deforestation rates were estimated during the Covid-19 years of 2020 (0.66%), 2021 (0.62%), and the subsequent year in 2022 (0.67%) when considering the entire network of 103 PAs with natural forests from 2013 to 2022.","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation & Development","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139617057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Les déterminants de la réussite des initiatives exogènes de la diversification des moyens de subsistance des communautés de pêcheurs","authors":"L. Ranaivomanana, E. Mara, Jamal Mahafina","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v18i1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v18i1.4","url":null,"abstract":"The study conducted in Madagascar explores on the diversification of livelihoods in Madagascar was carried out to identify the determining elements of the livelihood strategies of fishing communities and to bring out the relevant points of intervention to move the system towards sustainable livelihood strategies. The study was carried out in two stages: first, investigations were undertaken in three areas (Toliara-Sud, Ambaro Bay and Belo sur Tsiribihina) in order to assess the livelihood strategies of fishing communities following the theoretical framework advocated by Ashley and Carney (1999). Secondly, more in-depth investigations were carried out on four projects aimed at the sustainable livelihoods of fishing communities, to draw lessons from their implementation while taking into account the contexts in which they were carried out. The study of the diversification of livelihoods in fishing communities in Madagascar first made it possible to highlight the vulnerability of coastal communities. We are in the presence of a population that corresponds to the typology of the poor described by Dissou et al. (2000): generalized poverty at the level of the five forms of Capital according to the concept of \"capability\" mentioned by Sen (1985, Gondard-Delcroix and Rousseau 2004). We are also in the presence of a very vulnerable population due to its strong dependence on natural resources and a very low diversification of its means of subsistence. Also, the population's only recourse is to develop survival strategies to the detriment, as usual, of natural capital. Lessons learned from the implementation of the four projects reviewed highlight the importance of both entry points and the performance of exit plans. The entry points evoke the need for participation, the determinants of which turn out to be, first, the superposition of the immediate, often economic, needs of the population and the “deferred” needs for the sustainability of natural capital. Active and effective participation also happens to be dependent on respect for the power and decision-making structure actually in force at the local community level. The performance of exit plans depends on the degree of completion of the institutionalization of the structures supporting the participation of local communities. During the examination of the targeted projects, one notices in a notorious way, on the one hand, the quasi absence of an approach by typology which constitutes the base of the approach by the sustainable means of subsistence. On the other hand, it was also noted the failure of an appropriate monitoring-evaluation system which would have allowed any effective and efficient capitalization.","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation & Development","volume":"36 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139527441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Variation de la masse et des caractères morphologiques des lémuriens nocturnes dans les forêts primaires et dégradées de Menabe Sud, Belo sur Mer, Madagascar","authors":"J. E. Rakotomalala, Rebecca J. Lewis, Edward E. Louis, Hajanirina F. Rakotomanana","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v18i1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v18i1.3","url":null,"abstract":"La perte d’habitat due à l’activité humaine est une menace qui affecte tous les primates à Madagascar. Les lémuriens, primates arboricoles, ont des réponses variées face au changement de leur habitat. La présente recherche vise à déterminer le lien entre la dégradation forestière, la masse et les caractères morphologiques des lémuriens nocturnes de Menabe Sud : Lepilemur ruficaudatus et Microcebus murinus. L’étude a été effectuée dans cinq sites dont deux sites sont des forêts primaires et trois autres sont des forêts perturbées. La capture et la mesure des caractères morphologiques des lémuriens ont été réalisées entre novembre et décembre 2014, puis entre juillet et septembre 2015. Des parcelles botaniques (5m x 5m) ont été utilisées pour décrire les caractéristiques des sites dont l’abondance des arbres, le diamètre à hauteur de poitrine ou la hauteur et le diamètre de la couronne. La masse de M. murinus n’était pas influencée par la saison de capture (P > 0,05), mais elle variait avec le sexe (P < 0,005) et le site (P < 0,001). Tous les caractères morphologiques de M. murinus dans les deux forêts primaires étaient similaires (P > 0,05). Par contre, dans les forêts perturbées, les femelles de M. murinus étaient plus lourdes et avaient des corps plus longs que les mâles (P < 0,05). La masse et la longueur du corps de L. ruficaudatus entre les différents sites étaient similaires (P > 0,05). Comparé à L. ruficaudatus, M. murinus répondrait advantage à la dégradation forestière. Comprendre l’étendue de la réponse morphologique des lémuriens face à la dégradation de leur habitat pourrait être utilisé comme outil pour prioriser leur conservation. \u0000English Abstract \u0000Forest structure effects primate morphology because it determines the availability and characteristics of resources, such as substrates for locomotion, sleeping trees, and trees food. However, forest degradation may alter environmental condition of habitats and influence lemur behavior and morphology. We evaluated the links between forest degradation, lemur body mass, and lemur morphometric. We surveyed red-tailed sportive lemurs (Lepilemur ruficaudatus) and gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) in the dry, deciduous forest of southern Menabe, Morondava, Madagascar. The study was conducted in the dry season in 2014 (November–December) and 2015 (July– September). Lemur captures were conducted in five forest sites: two primary forest and three disturbed forest. Sherman and Tomahawk style traps were used to capture mouse lemurs. We conducted three capture sessions in site B in 2014 and three capture sessions for each site in 2015, for a total of 5616 night traps. During each capture session, 80 Sherman traps and 24 Tomahawk traps were installed for three consecutive nights. To capture the red-tailed sportive lemur, we used a gun (Dan Inject Model JM air rifle) with a tranquillizer dart to immobilize the animal. We collected morphometric measurements from 232 mouse lemurs and 31 red-tailed s","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation &amp; Development","volume":"115 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139616227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aperçu sur la fragmentation de la forêt naturelle dans la Réserve Spéciale d’Ambohitantely et ses alentours entre 1949 et 2017, Hautes Terres Centrales","authors":"Herivololona Mbola Rakotondratsimba, S. M. Goodman","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v17i1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v17i1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Cette étude vise à caractériser la dynamique de la couverture forestière et la fragmentation de la forêt naturelle de la Réserve Spéciale d’Ambohitantely et  les zones périphériques dans un rayon de 10 km de la limite de l’aire protégée entre 1949 et 2017. Au total, cinq images satellitaires pour les années  1989, 1995, 2002, 2010 et 2017, et 59 clichés de photographies aériennes prises en 1949 ont été utilisées. La télédétection et le système d’information  géographique ont été utilisés pour la cartographie de l’occupation du sol pour les six périodes d’études, ainsi que pour l’analyse de la dynamique de la  couverture forestière et l’estimation de la perte de surface forestière. Six métriques disponibles sur le logiciel FRAGSTATS ont été sélectionnées pour  l’analyse de la fragmentation à l’échelle du paysage à savoir, le nombre de parcelles (NP), la densité de parcelles (PD), la variabilité de la taille des parcelles  (AREA_SD), l’indice de la dimension fractale (FRAC_MN), l’indice de contiguïté (CONTIG_MN) et l’indice d’agrégation (AI). Après une classification  supervisée, les classes d’occupation du sol ont été reclassées en forêt ou non-forêt. La dynamique de la couverture forestière dans la zone étudiée a  montré qu’une vaste zone forestière a été convertie en zone non forestière. L’estimation de la perte de forêt indique que le taux annuel dans la réserve  varie, et la plus importante estimée à 586,4 ha soit 4,05% par an a été enregistrée entre 1995 et 2002, et la plus faible est de 473,4 ha soit 0,41% par an,  entre 1949 et 1989. Les résultats ont montré la diminution du nombre de fragments ainsi que la densité des fragments depuis 1989 à 2017, ce qui  indique la disparition de fragments forestiers. En parallèle, la réduction de l’indice de la dimension fractale et de la variabilité de la taille des parcelles  révèlent la simplification de la forme des fragments et la faible diversification de la superficie des différents fragments. L’augmentation de l’indice  d’agrégation contre la diminution de l’indice de contiguïté confirme l’isolement des fragments. \u0000This study aims to characterize the dynamics of forest cover and fragmentation of the natural forest of the Ambohitantely Special Reserve between 1949  and 2017 and within a radius of 10 km of the boundary limit. Five different periods of satellite images were employed, specifically the years 1989, 1995,  2002, 2010, and 2017, as well as aerial photographs taken in 1949. Remote sensing and geographic information systems were used for land cover mapping for the six study periods, as well as for analyzing forest cover dynamics and estimating forest cover loss. Using the software FRAGSTATS, six  different metrics were selected for the analysis of forest fragmentation at the landscape level: number of patches (NP), patch density (PD), patch size  standard deviation (AREA_SD), mean patch fractal dimension (FRAC_MN), contiguity index (CONTIG_MN), and aggregation index (AI). Following a super","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation &amp; Development","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131604370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Time to adjust our lenses?","authors":"D. Schuurman","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v17i1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v17i1.6","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation &amp; Development","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123517886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preliminary survey of the threatened carnivores in the Daraina Loky-Manambato Protected Area, Madagascar","authors":"Patrick H. Ross, Brandon P. Semel, Giovanni Walters, Erin M. Wampole, Amidou Souleimany, Z. Farris","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v17i1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v17i1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Madagascar’s protected areas safeguard numerous threatened endemic plant and animal species, including Euplerid carnivores, considered to be the  most threatened yet understudied group of carnivores globally. The Loky-Manambato Protected Area (PA) in northern Madagascar encompasses a  unique transitional forest ecosystem that is under pressure from forest loss and fragmentation. We provide the first photographic survey of Madagascar’s  carnivore community occupying this region with the aim of documenting carnivore species richness, relative activity (Trap Success), and  spatial distribution (Naïve occupancy) across the landscape. To do this, we used 60 motion-activated cameras to survey along established trails in three  forest patches across the Loky-Manambato PA: Antsahabe, Bekaraoka, and Antsaharaingy. We surveyed each forest for two weeks in September and  October 2018. We collected 498 independent captures of fauna across the landscape, including five of the six endemic carnivores known to occupy  eastern Madagascar: Galidia elegans, Galidictis fasciata, Eupleres goudotii, Fossa fossana, and Cryptoprocta ferox. We found F. fossana and G. elegans to  be the most active and widely distributed carnivores, while C. ferox, G. fasciata and E. goudotii were the least. Additionally, we documented the presence  of two invasive carnivores: Canis familiaris and Felis catus. These findings extended the northern-most known range of Galidictis fasciata (Antsahabe) and  Fossa fossana (Bekaraoka) into the Loky-Manambato PA. Forest size was not a good predictor of activity or occurrence as the largest forest patch in  Bekaraoka had the fewest captures of all carnivores. Our findings highlight some of the biodiversity within the Loky-Manambato PA and the need for  effective management across this unique transitional forest ecosystem. \u0000Les aires protégées de Madagascar protègent de nombreuses espèces végétales et animales endémiques menacées, y compris les carnivores  eupléridés. Les carnivores eupléridés sont considérés comme l'un des groupes de carnivores les plus menacés mais les moins étudiés au monde. L'aire  protégée (PA) de LokyManambato dans le nord de Madagascar englobe un écosystème forestier de transition unique qui subit la pression de la perte et  de la fragmentation des forêts. Nous fournissons la première étude photographique de la communauté de carnivores de Madagascar occupant cette  région dans le but de documenter la richesse en espèces de carnivores, l'activité relative (Trap Success) et la distribution spatiale (Naïve occupancy) à  travers le paysage. Pour ce faire, nous avons utilisé 60 caméras activées par le mouvement pour surveiller le long des sentiers établis dans trois parcelles  forestières à travers l’AP Loky-Manambato : Antsahabe, Bekaraoka et Antsaharaingy. Nous avons étudié chaque forêt pendant deux semaines en  septembre et octobre 2018. Nous avons procédé à 498 captures indépendantes de la faune à travers le paysage, incluant","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation &amp; Development","volume":"186 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133246908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clarification on protected area management efforts in Madagascar during periods of heightened uncertainty and instability","authors":"F. O. D. Andrianambinina, P. Waeber, D. Schuurman, Porter P. Lowry, Lucienne Wilmé","doi":"10.4314/mcd.v17i1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v17i1.7","url":null,"abstract":"In early May 2022, Eklund and colleagues published an article in Nature Sustainability in which they attempted to demonstrate that the early 2020  lockdown imposed in Madagascar by the emerging COVID-19 pandemic had a direct impact on Protected Areas (PAs), with an increase in the number of  fires, which then stabilized once the lockdown was over. The authors, undoubtedly in good faith but based on an incomplete understanding of the  situation on the ground, were attempting to draw the attention of the international community and donors to the need to maintain and strengthen PA  management efforts. Their contribution, while highlighting a real and urgent need, does not, however, do justice to Madagascar’s PA managers, who, in  collaboration with the populations living in the vicinity of parks and reserves, maintained and in some instances increased efforts to ensure the integrity  of parks and reserves during the COVID-19 period. Following the publication of this paper, we contacted the authors as well as the editors of Nature  Sustainability in a collegial effort to draw their attention to the errors identified in the analysis and to point out how this led to a misinterpretation of what  actually transpired during the lockdown. We submitted a carefully worded and argued rebuttal for possible publication in Nature Sustainability,  which we regarded as justified given the nature and significance of the considerations we had carefully presented. Unfortunately, after several exchanges  with the editor and indirectly with the authors, during which we made an honest and concerted effort to explain the problems identified and  their reputational implications for PA managers in Madagascar, the journal ultimately declined to publish our response, to our considerable surprise. In  order to ensure that these issues are shared with the diverse stakeholder groups involved in conservation and PA management, in Madagascar and  elsewhere, we feel that it is our duty to draw attention to their potential consequences, rather than adopting the questionable strategy of sitting back  and hoping they will somehow self-correct themselves (see Vazire 2019). \u0000  \u0000Début mai 2022, Eklund et ses collègues publiaient un article dans Nature Sustainability dans lequel ils ont tenté de démontrer que le confinement de  début 2020 imposé à Madagascar par la pandémie naissante du COVID-19 a eu un impact direct sur les aires protégées (AP) avec une augmentation du  nombre de feux qui s’est stabilisée dès la fin du confinement. Les auteurs, certainement de bonne foi mais sur la base d’une compréhension incomplète  de la situation sur le terrain, tentaient d’attirer l’attention de la communauté internationale et des bailleurs sur la nécessité de maintenir et renforcer les  efforts de gestion dans les AP. Leur contribution, même si elle souligne un besoin réel et urgent ne fait en revanche pas justice aux gestionnaires des AP  qui, en collaboration avec les populations riveraines des ","PeriodicalId":196723,"journal":{"name":"Madagascar Conservation &amp; Development","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133739901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}