Climate-afflicted farmers are turning Madagascar's Spiny Forest into charcoal

The Ecologist
Apr 29, 2016, 8:30 am89 pts
Madagascar's unique Spiny Forest, a stronghold for the island's lemurs, is fast being felled for charcoal, writes Charlie Gardner - and it's a knock-on impact of the increasingly unpredictable climate and sparse rains that are forcing farmers from the land. To create a 'safety net' for the forest, first safety…

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