An accident of birth means Malagasy communities, including some living in severe poverty, find themselves charged not only with somehow keeping themselves and their families alive, but also with protecting some of the planet’s fertile and dynamic rainforest. These two imperatives could clash with and contradict one another, but under our DAF programme, they are instead complementary. Because of…
Illicit and unfair trade in Madagascar’s unique plants is threatening entire species, as well as exploiting Malagasy working men and women. The international wild species trade expert organisation TRAFFIC reports that trade in Malagasy plants – prized for their unique medicinal properties including for skincare and organ health, and against cancer – generates millions of US dollars each year…
From 8th to 16th December, Cyclone Chido developed in the Western Indian Ocean and struck several islands in its path. One of those was Madagascar, which was, fortunately, spared the worst of the cyclone’s devastation. But Mauritian island Agalega, and Mayotte, which lie either side of Madagascar’s north coast, were hit particularly hard. Chido’s occurrence was not unusual in…
A report by experts on the Malagasy rainforest warns that the entire ecosystem and everything within it is at serious risk because of ‘alarming’ deforestation. The Madagascar Protected Area Consortium’s Madagascar Protected Area Outlook 2024, the first of its kind, reports that just 10 per cent of Madagascar’s original primary forest cover remains, that more than one football pitch…
Youngsters at a reception centre for vulnerable…
An accident of birth means Malagasy communities,…
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