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.

Madagascar launches massive planting drive, eyes 60 million trees

Concerns about radioactive contamination dog Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine

Madagascar: Is NGO-led conservation too conservative to conserve much?

Tree-planting programs turn to tech solutions to track effectiveness

Madagascar’s bold reforestation goal lacks a coherent plan, experts say

Madagascar regulator under scrutiny in breach at Rio Tinto-controlled mine

Can a national management plan halt Madagascar’s shark decline?

Madagascar suspends activities at controversial Base Toliara mine

What makes community ecotourism succeed? In Madagascar, location, location, location

A ‘sly’ species of leaf-tailed gecko uncovered from Madagascar

Madagascar calls for assistance as fires imperil its protected areas

Madagascar: Opaque foreign fisheries deals leave empty nets at home

CITES appeals to countries to watch out for trafficked Malagasy rosewood

Demand for charcoal threatens the forest of Madagascar’s last hunter-gatherers

Top Madagascar beer maker supports investigation into its corn supply chain

Loss of Madagascar’s biodiversity is a loss for Earth, Pope says

Madagascar no longer insisting on selling its seized rosewood, for now

Madagascar: What’s good for the forest is good for the native silk industry

Photo essay: Madagascar’s disappearing dry forests (insider)

Malagasy president considers backing declaration on conservation goals

In Madagascar, villagers oppose plans for a dam that would inundate their land

We are planting trees everywhere: Q&A with Madagascar’s environment minister

Study finds lemurs in degraded Madagascar forest skinny and stunted

Eat the insects, spare the lemurs

Madagascar mine ignites protests, community division

Food choice leaves some lemurs more vulnerable to loss of forest habitat

Science community rallies support to save Madagascar’s natural riches

The mine that promised to protect the environment: A cautionary tale

A four-year ox-cart ride around Madagascar: Q&A with Alexandre Poussin

Deforested areas bleed heat to nearby forests, drive local extinctions

A Malagasy community races the timber mafia to save its forest

Conservationists call for lasting ban on trade in Malagasy precious timber

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