Are there any protected areas for that ecosystem?

National parks and reserves are the main source of forest protection in Madagascar. National parks prohibit agriculture, logging, human habitation, and hunting. Nonetheless, national parks only account for 3% of the entire island of Madagascar.

One of the largest national parks located in the tropical rainforest is Ranomafana National Park; it is spread over 435 kilometers squared and it is located in the south east portion of Madagascar. Other diverse national parks include Marojeju, Masola, and Makira. The main goal of these parks is to promote research, whilst protecting the natural state of the rainforest. However, because the area is large and spread out, it is difficult to regulate and illegal logging and poaching still occurs.

Due to human activity, only 34% of the original forest remains. Since, the forest is declining at such a fast rate, it has been added the the UNESCO World Heritage List. This prompts "a call to action from Conservation International to the international community to take swift and effective action to prevent the loss of the world's most important biological treasures." Thus, the Madagascan government was finally pressured to pass a decree, in 2010, prohibiting "the cutting, exploitation and export of rosewood and ebony in Madagascar... All persons engaged in the cutting, exploitation and export of rosewood and ebony are liable to criminal prosecution."(14) After the decree was passed, logging has decreased drastically and the forests are better maintained.

Madagascar Decree 2010 (14)