Situated in the Indian Ocean, off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar is home to extremely diverse and highly threatened flora & fauna. The island is home to ~14,000 native plant species, 90% of which are found no where else on earth, and many more still yet to be discovered.
The Garden has had a sustained research presence in Madagascar since the 1970s, and established permanent base in the 1980s. The program grew locally and organically, and there are now more than 150 staff members associated with it, of which, almost all are Malagasy. Our main program themes are biodiversity research, ethnobotany, and community-based conservation of 12 protected areas.