Madagascar National Parks  Madagascar National Parks, formerly known as "l'Association Nationale pour la Gestion des Aires Protégées" (ANGAP), is charged with managing a network of protected areas in Madagascar. It is a private association that is legally recognised to have a public function, and it operates under the supervision of the ministry responsible for the environment, which, in June 2008, is the Ministry of the Environment and Forests (MEF). The association's mission is: "To establish, conserve and sustainably manage a national network of parks and reserves representative of the biological diversity and the natural heritage of Madagascar."