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February 27, 2013 by Mongabay.com | No comments

Travel in Madagascar: strange wildlife and stunning landscapes

The promise of lemurs, lizards, and a bouquet of biodiversity brought mongabay.com founder Rhett Butler to Madagascar sixteen years ago. He was not disappointed by what he found and was inspired to return, many times to experience the wildlife, landsca...

Posted in: Conservation corner, Syndicated | Tags: africa, biodiversity, environment, green, interviews, Lemurs, madagascar, wildlife

February 20, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

Innovative conservation: wild silk, endangered species, and poverty in Madagascar

For anyone who works in conservation in Madagascar, confronting the complex difficulties of widespread poverty is a part of the job. But with the wealth of Madagascar's wildlife rapidly diminishing— such as lemurs, miniature chameleons, and hedge...

Posted in: Conservation corner, Interview, Syndicated | Tags: africa, agriculture, animals, community-based conservation, conservation, conservation finance, deforestation, economics, endangered species, environment, environmental economics, farming, governance, green, happy-upbeat environmental, health, illegal logging, in-situ conservation, interviews, islands, jeremy hance, Lemurs, madagascar, mammals, parks, poverty, primates, protected areas, rainforest, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, Rainforest deforestation, rainforest destruction, rainforest logging, rainforests, reforestation, sustainability, sustainable development, tropical forests, wildlife

January 09, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

How lemurs fight climate change

Kara Moses may have never become a biologist if not for a coin toss. The coin, which came up heads and decided Moses' direction in college, has led her on a sinuous path from studying lemurs in captivity to environmental

Posted in: Conservation corner, Interview, Syndicated | Tags: animals, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, climate change, community-based conservation, conservation, corruption, deforestation, ecological services, ecology, ecosystem services, endangered species, environment, environmental services, extinction, forest carbon, forests, governance, green, hunting, illegal logging, in-situ conservation, interviews, islands, jeremy hance, Lemurs, logging, madagascar, mammals, plants, poaching, poverty, poverty alleviation, primates, rainforest, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, Rainforest deforestation, rainforest destruction, rainforests, saving rainforests, threats to rainforests, threats to the rainforest, tropical forests, wildlife

February 17, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

Saving Madagascar’s largest carnivorous mammal: the fossa

Madagascar is a land of wonders: dancing lemurs, thumbnail-sized chameleons, the long-fingered aye-aye, great baobab trees, and the mighty fossa. Wait—what? What's a fossa? It's true that when people think of Madagascar rarely do they think of its to...

Posted in: Conservation corner, Interview, Syndicated | Tags: africa, animal behavior, Animal behvaior, animals, community-based conservation, conservation, deforestation, ecology, endangered species, environment, forests, Fragmentation, green, in-situ conservation, interviews, islands, jeremy hance, Lemurs, madagascar, mammals, poaching, poverty, poverty alleviation, predators, primates, protected areas, saving species from extinction, strange, tropical forests, wildlife

March 04, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

Photos: Madagascar’s wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy

To save Madagascar's embattled and beautiful amphibians, scientists are turning to the web. A new site built by herpetologists, Sahonagasy, is dedicated to gathering and providing information about Madagascar's unique amphibians in a bid to save them f...

Posted in: Conservation corner, Local corner, Syndicated | Tags: africa, amphibian crisis, amphibians, animals, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, corruption, deforestation, ecological beauty, ecology, endangered species, environment, environmental politics, Evolution, extinction, forests, Fragmentation, frogs, green, herps, illegal logging, impact of climate change, in-situ conservation, interviews, islands, jeremy hance, logging, madagascar, mongabay, pet trade, Photos, poaching, poverty, rainforest, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, Rainforest deforestation, rainforest destruction, rainforest logging, rainforests, saving rainforests, saving species from extinction, technology, threats to rainforests, threats to the rainforest, tropical forests, wildlife, wildlife trade

September 17, 2009 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

Innovative reforestation project threatened by ‘regime change’ in Madagascar, an interview with Rainer Dolch

In Madagascar the TAMS Program (Tetik'asa Mampody Savoka, meaning "the project to bring back the forest") is under threat due to the new government's unwillingness to provide funding. The current government, after gaining power in a coup this year, has...

Posted in: Conservation corner, Interview, Local corner, Syndicated | Tags: africa, amphibians, animals, atbc, bold and dangerous ideas that may save the world, carbon credits, carbon offsets, community-based conservation, conservation, conservation finance, corruption, ecological services, economics, ecosystem finance, ecosystem services, endangered species, environment, environmental economics, environmental politics, environmental services, forests, governance, green, in-situ conservation, interviews, jeremy hance, Lemurs, madagascar, mongabay, politics, poverty, poverty alleviation, primates, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, reforestation, saving species from extinction, sustainability, tropical forests, wildlife

September 17, 2009 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

Innovative reforestation project threatened by ‘regime change’ in Madagascar, an interview with Rainer Dolch

In Madagascar the TAMS Program (Tetik'asa Mampody Savoka, meaning "the project to bring back the forest") is under threat due to the new government's unwillingness to provide funding. The current government, after gaining power in a coup this year, has...

Posted in: Conservation corner, Interview, Local corner, Syndicated | Tags: africa, amphibians, animals, atbc, bold and dangerous ideas that may save the world, carbon credits, carbon offsets, community-based conservation, conservation, conservation finance, corruption, ecological services, economics, ecosystem finance, ecosystem services, endangered species, environment, environmental economics, environmental politics, environmental services, forests, governance, green, in-situ conservation, interviews, jeremy hance, Lemurs, madagascar, mongabay, politics, poverty, poverty alleviation, primates, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, reforestation, saving species from extinction, sustainability, tropical forests, wildlife

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Travel in Madagascar: strange wildlife and stunning landscapes

Innovative conservation: wild silk, endangered species, and poverty in Madagascar

How lemurs fight climate change

Saving Madagascar’s largest carnivorous mammal: the fossa

Photos: Madagascar’s wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy

Innovative reforestation project threatened by ‘regime change’ in Madagascar, an interview with Rainer Dolch

Innovative reforestation project threatened by ‘regime change’ in Madagascar, an interview with Rainer Dolch

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