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马达加斯加是非洲大陆的离岛。天然森林类型复杂多样。原生性的森林群落主要为常绿林 ,落叶林以及多刺、肉质的落叶灌木丛。在不同类型的岩石露头发育着岩生矮林 ;高山上可见山顶矮林 ,滨海湿地则为红树林。马达加斯加的森林有着独特的植物和动物种类 ,有着巨大的生物多样性。但由于人类长期对其生境的破坏 ,不少生物种类已处于濒危状态。到目前为止 ,6 0 %～ 85 %的森林植被已遭到破坏。非持续的农业轮作是森林植被完整性的主要威胁。在某些地区 ,火烧林地建立牧场业是引起森林面积减少的主要因素
Madagascar is an outlying island on the African continent. Natural forest types are complex and diverse. Primordial forest communities are mainly evergreen forests, deciduous forests and prickly, succulent deciduous shrubs. Rock outcrops develop in different types of rock outcrops; mountaintops can be seen on high mountains; and mangrove forests on coastal wetlands. Madagascar’s forests have a unique diversity of plants and animals, with a huge biodiversity. However, due to the long-term human destruction of their habitat, many species have been endangered. To date, 60% to 85% of the forest vegetation has been destroyed. Unscheduled agricultural rotation is a major threat to the integrity of forest vegetation. In some areas, setting up pastures in the woodlands is a major factor contributing to the reduction of forest area