A biomass map for Madagascar obtained using the data fusion of LiDAR, optical and other climatic datasets (spatial resolution = 250 m x 250 m). The precision of the map by comparison to field estimates is around 74 Mg/ha.Data years :Lidar spaceborne data (GLAS-ICESat): 2003-2009Optical data: 2000-2010SRTM DEM: 2000Field inventories: 1995-2013