Historically, logging and exporting in Madagascar have been regulated by the Malagasy government, although the logging of rare hardwoods was explicitly banned from protected areas in 2000.
Pada masa lalu, penebangan dan ekspor di Madagaskar diatur oleh pemerintah Madagaskar, meskipun penebangan kayu keras langka secara jelas dilarang dari kawasan-kawasan lindung pada 2000.