Madagascar

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Forest Communities Pay the Price for Conservation in Madagascar

John Cannon 02/08/2018

Local and indigenous communities are the key to forest...

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The Loss of Madagascar’s Unique Palm Trees Will Devastate Ecosystems

Mijoro Rakotoarinivo 13/06/2017

International and local demand have brought Madagascar's palm species...

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New Species of Dwarf Lemur Discovered

Shreya Dasgupta 13/02/2017

The newly discovered Ankarana or Sheth’s dwarf lemur is...

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A ‘Sapphire Rush’ is Destroying Madagascar’s Protected Rainforests

Julia P.G. Jones 23/11/2016

The island's latest mining boom threatens a critically endangered...

Madagascar’s Largest Tortoise Could Become Extinct In 2 Years

Shreya Dasgupta 30/09/2016

Fewer than 100 ploughshare tortoises remain in the wild,...

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What the Drought-Stricken Farms of Madagascar Need is Climate-Smart Agriculture

Miriam Gathigah 06/08/2016

“Madagascar is facing great calamity and in order to...

Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, November 30, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Stephane Mahe

Limited Access to Water Curtails Madagascar’s Climate-Smart Agriculture

Katie Nguyen 02/06/2016

The worst El Nino weather pattern in years has...