Links

General guides, factsheets and resources:
CIA World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ma.html

Library of Congress country studies
http://countrystudies.us/madagascar/

BBC country profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063208.stm

United Nations Development Programme
http://hdr.undp.org - Madagascar factsheet

Madagascar (English, French and Malagasy)
http://www.masombahiny.com/index.html - a guide to the country

Visit Madagascar
http://www.visitmadagascar.com/

Madagascar from wbur
http://www.wbur.org/special/madagascar/ - a guide to the country with photos, videos and meet the people sections.

Wild Madagascar (multi-lingual)
http://www.wildmadagascar.org - examines Madagascar’s uniqueness and explains why the Malagasy people can look toward a brighter future.

The Greatest Places
http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/madagascar2.htm - explores Madagascar’s uniqueness and news of the day with links to more sites.

National Geographic
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_madagascar.html

123madagascar
http://www.123madagascar.com - a web directory and search engine dedicated to Madagascar

A Madagascar Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/mad2000.htm by the California Academy of Sciences Library.

Madagascar Library
http://www.madagascar-library.com/

NGOs and charities
Feedback Madagascar
http://www.feedbackmadagascar.org - is a socio-economic organisation helping the community to establish and run their own businesses.

Azafady
http://www.madagascar.co.uk - Malagasy organisation helping the local community to directly tackle poverty through income-generating activities and by giving access to sanitation, clean drinking water and basic healthcare.

Wildlife Conservation Society
http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/madagascar - offers information about its work.

Akany Avoko
http://www.akanyavoko.com - The site of a small Malagasy community organisation dedicated to improving life in Madagascar

The Andrew Lees Trust
http://www.andrewleestrust.org - Social and environmental projects in Madagascar

The Dodwell Trust Madagascar
http://www.dodwell-trust.org - aims to reduce poverty by improving the ability of young people to play a positive role in sustainable development, and working through education and radio to help individuals and communities to achieve leverage and generate revenue.

Natural history and science
Madagascar A World Apart
http://www.pbs.org/edens/madagascar/

Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/scihort/madagascar/index.html - website dedicated to the plant life of Madagascar.

Travels in Madagascar - http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rodeime/lemurs/
information on the lemurs of Madagascar.

Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments
http://icte.bio.sunysb.edu/pages/madagascar.html

Malagasy National Parks and private reserves
Marojejy
http://www.marojejy.com

Anjanaharibe-sud
http://anjanaharibe.marojejy.com/

Masoala
http://www.masoala.org/

Ranomafana
http://info.bio.sunysb.edu/rano.biodiv/

Antanetiambo, Andapa Basin
http://antanetiambo.marojejy.com/Antanetiambo_e.htm

La Colline de Vinany, Antalaha
http://vinany.marojejy.com/Vinany_e.htm

All of the above are in English and French and sometimes additional languages

Parcs Nationaux Madagascar (ANGAP) (French only)
http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/

Malagasy news (French only)
L’Express de Madagascar
http://www.lexpressmada.com/

Madagascar Tribune
http://www.madagascar-tribune.com

Midi Madagasikara
http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/

La Gazette de la Grande Ile
http://www.lagazette-dgi.com/

Madagate
http://www.madagate.com/

Other fun stuff
Afromix (English and French)
http://www.afromix.org/html/musique/pays/madagascar/index.en.html - Malagasy music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Malagasy musicians.

Malagasy
http://www.malagasy.co.uk - Information and recipes from Madagascar and details of its fair trade products - including Mora Mora chocolate - and how to find it where you live (Waitrose if you’re in the UK!)

World Conservation Society
http://wildexplorations.com/home/18763581/madagascar-about

Au Zoma Boutique (French)
http://www.auzoma.com/ - Malagasy products to buy online including films, music videos, gifts, coffee, chocolate and even Malagasy cigarettes! And yes they do come from Madagascar so delivery times may be slow.

National Museum of African Art, The Textile Arts of Madagascar virtual exhibition
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/malagasy/index.html

Metropolitan Museum of Art Malagasy exhibitions online
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/madg_1/hd_madg_1.htm

Top