In terms of biodiversity, the hugely imperiled forests of Madagascar may be among the world’s richest. Researchers estimate that the island off the coast of Africa is home to at least 10,000 tree and ...

The legendary palm trees of Madagascar are on the brink of extinction due to aggressive land clearing for agriculture and logging on the island nation. H. Beentje/RBG Kew The legendary palm trees of ...

The Shocking Scale of Forest Loss Revealed by 2024 Data In 2024, 20,225 fewer acres of forest were lost within Protected ...

Madagascar's forests are shrinking, and that's bad news for palm trees on the majestic island. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced this week that extinction ...

July 2 (UPI) --Madagascar's largest tree species are under threat. So are the island nation's iconic primates, its lemurs. Healthy forests are essential to Madagascar's lemurs, and new research ...

Madagascar launched a national drive on Jan. 19 that aims to plant 60 million trees in the coming months to mark 60 years of independence, and in the hope of restoring the island’s forests. Madagascar ...

Locals already use the trees for food, fuel and building materials. Now they’re burning them to make lime clay Helen Scales, Hakai Magazine Mangroves are rich and biodiverse coastal ecosystems that ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the United States this year. According to Zoo Knoxville, ...

For millions of years the island of Madagascar remained an untouched paradise of lush rainforests, giant baobab trees, strange birds and a unique group of primates called lemurs. Around 2,000 to 1,000 ...