Table 1 Average annual deforestation rates before, during, and after the political crisis within CFM established before 2005, protected areas administered by MNP, other protected and unprotected forest (which includes unprotected forests, CFM established after 2005, and protected areas established after 2005 and/or administered by agencies other than MNP), and total (which includes all categories)

From: The effect of a political crisis on performance of community forests and protected areas in Madagascar

Time period

CFM

MNP

Other protected and unprotected forest

Total

Forest cover in 2005 (sq km)

4879

12,063

79,746

96,689

Pre-crisis 2005–2009 (%)

0.7

0.2

0.6

0.7

Crisis 2010–2014 (%)

1.1

0.4

0.9

1.0

Post-crisis 2015–2020 (%)

2.0

0.7

1.2

1.3