Ranomafana National Park Project (RNPP) was established as an Integrated Conservation and Developing Project  in 1991 to conserve existing mountainous rainforests the habitats, of new lemur species which was identified in the area in 1986. The project included six integrated components: health, conservation education, economic development, park management, ecoturism and biodiversity research

The aim of the study is to clarify the impact of the Ranomafana National Park (RNP) on the local human population from life security perspective.
The goal of the research is to construct a holistic view of people’s living (socially and materially) in relation to their living environment and found out the role of RNP in this. The main question to which the research is trying to answer is:
 What is the impact of RNP on the life security of the local people?

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