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Will Madagascar’s wildlife survive the locust plague?
Madagascar is in the midst of the worst locust infestation for 60 years. Over half the island is affected and farmers who remember the last plague have given up farming as they know what is about to come. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimate that 60% of the country’s residents will be hit with food shortages and [...]
16,000 turtles caught despite ban
Even though the Madagascan government have imposed a ban on the catching of turtles off it’s coast the latest survey suggests that local villagers in the south-western province caught up to 16,000 turtles last year. It’s expected that far more are caught across the country as a whole. The majority of turtles caught were the [...]
Madagascar’s hardwoods to get CITES protection
There’s good news for Madagascar’s rosewoods and other vulnerable hardwood species as the government submits a proposal to list all their rare hardwood species under the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species appendix III. The benefits of this means that within 90 days hardwood timber and logs exported from the country will require a certificate [...]
Madagascar’s hardwoods face extinction
Latest research from Duke University has shown that some species of Rosewood from the tropical forests of Madagascar are in danger of becoming extinct. Continued illegal logging combined with social and political unrest in the area means that there is a lack of law enforcement. international protections policies are also not being enforced. A number [...]