Environmental issues in Madagascar
Burning up biodiversity: forest fires increase in Madagascar
The number of fires burning in and around forests in the northeastern part of Madagascar increased during the 2010 burning season relative the the year before, according to analysis of NASA data. The rise in burning corresponds to an especially dry year and continued illegal logging of the region’s biologically-rich rainforests.
Threats to Madagascar’s environment - excellent summary
Madagascar is among the world’s poorest countries. As such, people’s day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. Most Malagasy never have an option to become doctors, sports stars, factory workers, or secretaries; they must live off the land that surrounds them, making use of whatever resources they can find. Their poverty costs the country and the world through the loss of the island’s endemic biodiversity.
Geography of Madagascar – Wikipedia
Madagascar is currently suffering in some areas from soil erosion as a result of deforestation and overgrazing, desertification, and contamination of surface water with raw sewage and organic waste. Several species of flora and fauna that are unique to the islands are endangered. Regular cyclones cause flooding in low lying coastal regions.
Madagascar: Environmental Profile
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