Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries, and since gaining independence from France in 1960, its population has ...

-- Madagascar received 344,000 arrivals in 2007, increasing to 380,000 in 2008. That number, however, is expected to fall to an estimated 340,000 in 2009, according to analysts. * THE COUNTRY: ...

Decree 2006-400 classifies Madagascar's wildlife species into three categories. The protected species of category 1, including the lemur, benefit from absolute protection throughout the entire ...

The island of Madagascar—one of the last large land masses colonized by humans—sits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa. While it’s still regarded as a place of ...

Object Details Author Bird, Randall Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Notes Color illustrations. A paper focusing on some of the roles that landscape played in the historical ...

The World Bank Board approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant supporting the Sustainable Landscape Management Project (PADAP) that will fill a financing gap caused by ...

In Madagascar, communities and scientists are growing tens of thousands of baobab seedlings to restore the 1,000-year-old forests.

On October 07, 2016, hundreds of small fires burned across the Madagascar landscape. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on Suomi NPP captured a natural-color image of the island.