Madagascar’s wealth of baobabs is due ... poverty in one of the world’s poorest countries, which can drive deforestation, as farmers search for more arable land. In the last 20 years, the ...

We then compared deforestation at Bemainty to this counterfactual ... No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar's eastern rainforests, Communications Earth ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Madagascar is famous for its exceptional ... the island’s biodiversity under increasing strain, especially through deforestation driven by the demand for resources, such as charcoal.

But it too is facing the pressures of deforestation. For many years, Madagascar's humid forests have been the target of illegal deforestation, driven by the overwhelming demand for firewood and ...

Eight UK teenagers investigate the causes of deforestation threatening the habitat of the lemur and discover there are no simple solutions. STEVE BACKSHALL: This is Madagascar. It’s a vast ...

A filmmaker has told FRANCE 24 about the problems faced by the people of Madagascar as they try to survive, but also care for the environment. Sira Thierij has made a film that shows why people ...

Madagascar’s direct drivers of deforestation include small-scale agriculture, energy production, artisanal and illegal mining, forest harvesting, and livestock practices. The emissions reduction ...

Critical findings include: Between 2014-2023, deforestation across Madagascar exceeded an area greater than 1 soccer pitch per minute for ten years. Only 10% of Madagascar's original primary ...

which remains the most important driver of deforestation in this area. My recent research focuses on quantifying the effects of sapphire mining on the forests of Madagascar. My discoveries ...

But in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar, over 10,000 people mining for sapphires didn’t cause more damage to the forest than farmers clearing land for agriculture, which remains the most ...

which remains the most important driver of deforestation in this area. My recent research focuses on quantifying the effects of sapphire mining on the forests of Madagascar. My discoveries ...