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 ...

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 ...

As the forest is destroyed, so is the habitat for Madagascar's unique plant and animal species. The loss of habitat due to deforestation is the biggest single threat to Madagascar's wildlife.

Ranomafana’s appeal for researchers and tourists has afforded it some protection against deforestation. But many of Madagascar’s protected areas face high rates of forest loss because of ...

How deforestation in Madagascar is threatening animal habitats. videoHow deforestation in Madagascar is threatening animal habitats The teenagers investigate how deforestation in Madagascar ...

Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger ... Due to ongoing threats of disaster impacts, hunting and deforestation, lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals in the world.

Madagascar is one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, home to 11,698 plant species and 417 animal species, with 89% found nowhere else. However, many are at risk of extinction. To combat ...

Madagascar is one of the five poorest countries in the world. Cooking there is traditionally done over an open fire. The enormous demand for firewood is one of the main drivers of deforestation in ...

In New Guinea, secondary roads contributed to 22.2 times more forest loss, and in the Brazilian Amazon they led to 305.2 times more deforestation and degradation compared with primary roads.