The Rainforests of the Atsinanana (which includes Marojejy) were designated a World Heritage Site in 2007, and since 2010 have been listed as a “World Heritage Site in Danger” due to illegal logging and poaching of endangered lemurs. They have now been removed from the list of sites in danger.

While this might be seen as good news in one sense — allowing the Rainforests of Antsinanana to retain their important status as a World Heritage Site — we cannot ignore the fact that deforestation continues to be a serious problem in many areas, including Marojejy.

Read the IUCN press release here:  https://iucn.org/press-release/202507/rainforests-atsinanana-madagascar-removed-list-world-heritage-danger