Conservation in Madagascar News

Madagascar has been a global conservation priority for decades, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in conservation funds from international donors, but rising deforestation, commercial exploitation of wildlife, and degradation of critical habitats suggest that conservation investments may not be reaching their full potential. This series investigates the effectiveness of past conservation spending in Madagascar, examining the factors that contribute to or hinder success, with the aim of informing future investments.

Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

Fire imperils Madagascar’s baobabs: Q&A with park director Diamondra Andriambololona

Extreme reforestation: Baobab planters confront fires, loggers, cattle and more

Eight new-to-science geckos described from biodiversity haven Madagascar

Rio Tinto-owned mine is polluting Malagasy water with uranium and lead, NGOs say

Even as the government bets big on carbon, REDD+ flounders in Madagascar

China joins the foreign fleets quietly exploiting Madagascar’s waters

For Malagasy trapped in poverty, threatened lemurs and fossas are fair game

In Madagascar, cultural taboos can protect or harm the environment

Madagascar’s vanishing trees

Madagascar: Businesses drive disappearance of a wetland ‘reed forest’

Slash-and-burn farming eats away at a Madagascar haven for endangered lemurs, frogs

Reforested areas rival mature forests in securing water, study finds

Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world’s smallest reptile

Mob killing of Malagasy officer spotlights risks faced by forest guardians

Dusty winds exacerbate looming famine in Madagascar’s deep south

Invasion of the crayfish clones: Q&A with Ranja Andriantsoa

Pet trade relies on ‘disposable’ wild chameleons from Madagascar

Top environment stories from Madagascar in 2020

In Madagascar’s hungry south, drought pushes more than 1 million to brink of famine

A Madagascar forest long protected by its remoteness is now threatened by it

As minister and activists trade barbs, Madagascar’s forests burn

Madagascar moves to reopen domestic trade in non-precious timber

Bug bites: Edible insect production ramps up quickly in Madagascar

A Malagasy community wins global recognition for saving its lake

The riddle of Madagascar’s megafauna extinction just got trickier

Podcast: Lemur love and award-winning plant passion in Madagascar

A chameleon not seen in a century reappears in a Madagascar garden

Lemurs might never recover from COVID-19 (commentary)

Madagascar shuts down ‘illegal’ gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo

Madagascar experiments with drones for its massive reforestation effort

Madagascar’s top court criticizes government handling of mining project

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