August, 1999, Vol. 3, No. 2 of the University of Florida, African Studies
Center e-journal is a special issue on "The Politics of Conservation
in Madagascar." http://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq/v3/v3i2.htm
In French. "Le Bureau Océan Indien de l'Agence universitaire
de la Francophonie a ouvert ses portes en septembre 1991 à Madagascar
avec son Centre Syfed-Refer (ancienne dénomination des centres d'accès à l'information)." "Le
Bureau Océan indien couvre 6 pays : Comores, Madagascar, Maurice,
Réunion (France), Seychelles et Djibouti."Has a directory
of universities and research institutes in Madagascar, the Bureau's newsletter, La lettre du BOI.
[KF] http://www.ocean-indien.auf.org/
In French. Promotes tourism and industry, concerned with the environment
and eco-tourism. Based in Antananarivo. [KF] http://takelaka.dts.mg/amr-ravinala/
The country's central bank created in 1973. Full text finance reports, reports on NGOs from 2004 to 2009, foreign investment in Madagascar. Based in Antananarivo. http://www.banque-centrale.mg/
"For over two decades, Academy scientist Brian Fisher has led research expeditions to this island nation in the western Indian Ocean near Africa, identifying more than a thousand new species of ants" Includes - A Model for a Global Inventory of Ants: A Case Study in Madagascar (13 p. in PDF). DNA barcoding for effective biodiversity assessment of a hyperdiverse arthropod group: the ants of Madagascar. Dracula Ants: the Missing Link. Based in San Francisco, California. http://www.calacademy.org/research/entomology/arthropods_of_madagascar/index.html
CARE's projects in Madagascar. http://www.care.org/careswork/countryprofiles/76.asp Describes CARE's health and community development programs, Mahavelona
(including a village school) which was devastated by Cyclone Bonita in 1996,
a visit to the Périnet Reserve home to many lemurs, work to save the rain
forests of Masoala National Park. http://www.careusa.org/vft/madagascar/index.asp
In Malagasy and French. "un organe constitué au sein de l'Académie malgache" Has a Bibliography covering dictionaries, vocabulary, lexicons, manuals. [KF] http://teny.org/
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] exists as an organisation of free independent
sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural
and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member
states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading
block." Has information on customs tariffs by country, road/transport
including road distances, economic profiles for each country (Angola,
Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) etc. Has the text of Doing Business with
COMESA: the Handbook, legal guides to establishing business, etc.
http://www.comesa.int/
First internet service provider in Madagascar. http://www.dts.mg/
Earthwatch Institute - Expeditions
Offers expeditions to Madagascar. Earthwatch is a nonprofit organization
which supports scientific field research, based in Watertown, Massachusetts. Madagascar
Carnivores - tour to track the "habits of rare endemic
carnivores to assure their survival." http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/dollar.html
Madagscar's
Lemurs - Find, follow, observe,
and record behavioral and ecological data on wild black lemurs. http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/wright.html
In French. Rural school in Ambohimalaza seeks support. The school was founded
in 1904 by the Swiss missionary,
Julie
Dériaz. Facts about the school and slides. http://www.ecolevinet.com
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed.
(Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by Barbara F.
Grimes. For each African country provides no. of speakers, dialects, linguistic
affiliation, etc.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=MG
In French. IRD is the former ORSTOM. Conducts research in health, the environment,
society and its relations to the economy. Search the IRD Indigo Base for photographs & videos. http://www.madagascar.ird.fr/
In French. "L'Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (IPM) aujourd'hui est un important Centre de Recherche Biomédicale. Ses domaines d'activité sont essentiellement la biologie médicale, la microbiologie et l'épidémiologie appliquée aux maladies infectieuses transmissibles." History of the Institute from the 19th century includes early photographs. Full text of Atlas évolutif du paludisme à Madagascar (malaria) and of Atlas de la peste à Madagascar (plague). Based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. http://www.pasteur.mg/
Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic reference
sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national
security of each country. Covers Madagascar.
One can search across all countries or any combination of countries and browse
the table of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc/
In Malagasy and English. Pages may take a while to load. History, the Malagasy Constitution (in French),
national assembly deputies by political alliances, by province, by Assembly
committees. http://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/
In French. The central bank for Madagascar. Full text online of Bulletin de la Banque Centrale de Madagascar, the Rapport annuel. http://www.banque-centrale.mg/
Open access, peer reviewed e-journal. Based at the Institute and Museum of Anthropology,
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Topics include deforestation, national parks and the local community, local vs western views re land, fish survey, fisheries, failure of captive-breeding of turtles. [KF] http://www.journalmcd.com/index.php/mcd
Official site. Visa information, travel and tourism, maps, bibliography, videos,
history, natural history, investor information, links to other Malagasy sites. Includes information from Jean-Marie de La
Beaujardière, Honorary
Consul of Madagascar in California. http://www.madagascar-embassy.org/embassy/
Basic statistics, Economic indicators (Estimation de la population 2002,
Indices des prix à la consommation, Indices de production industrielle
des entreprises franches, Etablissements formels nouvellement créés à Antananarivo.)
Issues of its bulletin (in Malagasy), Sehatra. Lists of its documents
with tables of contents. Based in Antananarivo. [KF] http://www.instat.mg/
In French. Official site. Full text of the Annuaires Statistiques (selection from 1999-2000 to 2010-2011), directory of higher education institutions http://www.education.gov.mg/
Full text of a supplement on Madagascar's economy, business opportunities.
President Marc Ravalomanana's cabinet. From Summit
Communications which produces special sections that appear in the New
York Times. [KF] http://www.summitreports.com/madagascar/
Maintained by Andry William Ratsimandresy. Information on Malagasy musical
instruments, a directory
of Madagascar newspapers, a bibliography on Malagasy language and linguistics by
Dr. Charles Randriamasimanana, University of Oxford, Center for Philology, Linguistics & Phonetics, U.K. http://www.ratsimandresy.org/
Technical paper on the geographical distribution of Malagasy plants by
George Schatz of the Missouri Botanical Garden. (Paper to be pub. 1996 in
W.R. Lourenço (ed.), Biogeography of Madagascar. Editions ORSTOM,
Paris.) http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Madagasc/biomad1.html
In French and Malagasy. Political party founded in December 1972 by Manandafy
Rakotonirina. Believes in "l'élaboration d'un Etat, d'une économie
dirigée par la masse prolétarienne révolutionnaire...." Party
history, manifesto, declarations, interviews, biographies, editorials, news,
photographs, and the statutes and charter for the"Collectif Indépendant
pour la Défense de la Démocratie à Madagascar" (C.I.D.D.M)".
Based in Madagascar. Web site based in Paris, France. [CA] http://nah296.free.fr/
From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL. "...original essays...by the historian Omar H. Ali... dozens of images of paintings and photographs..., maps, and segments of documentaries." East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Perisan Gulf, South Asia, East Asia. Video from From Africa to India: Sidi Music in the Indian Ocean Diaspora. Bibliography (books, articles, films). http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africansindianocean/
In German, French, Dutch, English. "...a Malagasy company in Antananarivo,
the capital of Madagascar....directed by the Swiss anthropologist Franz Stadelmann,
a former aid-worker. With his team of Malagasy collaborators he organises
seminars and workshops, evaluations and feasibility studies. And trips....throughout
the country: individual trips, study-trips, thematic travels and adventurous
trips like river-rafting, trekking, biking and jungle-hiking." http://www.priori.ch/
A bibliography on Malagasy language and linguistics by Dr. Randriamasimanana of University of Oxford, Center for Philology, Linguistics & Phonetics, U.K. It includes journal articles. Maintained on the web site of University of Oslo, Norway. [KF] http://folk.uio.no/janengh/gassisk/
In Malagasy, French, English. Dr. Rasolovoahangy is a business entrepreneur, President of PetroMad (oil resources). She has a Ph.D. in geophysics from Stanford University. http://emma.mg/
SALFA, based in Antananarivo, is the Health Department of the Malagasy
Lutheran Church (MLC). SALFA trains Malagasy staff and provides continuing
education programs and schooling facilities. All centers' medical staffs
and administrators are Malagasy. See also Serving Others Abroad, SOA. http://www.salfa-web.org/
Full text of the book published by the University of California
Press (Berkeley). "...portrait of a complex, polycultural urban community
in Madagascar emphasizes the role of spirit medium healers,...These
women... are far from powerless among the peasants and migrant laborers who
work the land in this plantation economy." http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft6t1nb4hz/
Very attractive site. "The Malagasy exchange cloth to demonstrate
ethnic identity, status and ties of mutual respect and loyalty." Background
/ history of cloth, photographs, artists' profiles, royalty and diplomatic
gifts, role of cloth in funeral customs. Activity pages help students learn
about the music, language, and geography of Madagascar. [KF] http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/malagasy/index.html
A catalog of the exhibit has been published: Gifts & blessings textile
arts of Madagascar. Author: National Museum of African Art (U.S.) [Washington,
D.C. : National Museum of African Art,] 2002.
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-m/madagascar.html
Basic facts on the geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, and transnational issues. Includes a map. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
United States. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices
- Madagascar
In French. Includes information on Faculté de Médecine and
other faculties, on institutes such as L'Institut de Civilisations-Musée
d'Art et d'Archéologie, Institut pour la Maîtrise de l'Energie,
l'Institut & Observatoire de Géophysique d'Antananarivo, Laboratoire
des Radioisotopes. http://www.univ-antananarivo.mg/
In French. Includes information on the various centers - Centre d' Études
et de Recherches Ethnologiques et Linguistiques, Centre d' Enseignement de
Langues Vivantes Appliquées, Centre pour l' Environnement et le Développement
Intégré, Centre de Formation pour l' Entrepreneuriat, on the École
Nationale Supérieure des Douanes, Educapole: Université Virtuelle
Francophone. http://www.refer.mg/edu/minesup/toamasin/toamasin.htm
Maps, embassy directory, travel, language information, etc., created by
Julie Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar. UPenn has a search facility for
their very large web site. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Madagascar.html
On Madagascar's biological and cultural richness. Maps (satellite
map with parks, cities, and roads labeled, political, vegetation, environment,
soil degradation, etc. most from FAO). Describes the environment, wildlife,
birds, flora. Photographs by
Butler and others. Maintained by Rhett A. Butler. The website has ads. [KF] http://www.wildmadagascar.org
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