Madagascar has a documented 2,900 endemic species of trees, but a new report shows that almost two-thirds of them are in danger of disappearing. Of the 3,118 species covered, more than 90% had never ...

Mangroves are rich and biodiverse coastal ecosystems that flood and emerge with the tides. Now villagers are burning these trees to better their lives. Oliver S. / Alamy This article is from Hakai ...

"The past has a great deal to teach us — if we take the time to decode and read it." ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The Ewe people of Togo, Africa, have a ...

Plundering the remaining rosewood forests could push the trees into extinction and further endanger crucial habitat for native creatures, like the lemur Three years ago, the allure of the lemur ...

An environmental group said Wednesday that a vast swath of Madagascar's unique palm tree species was threatened with extinction. Their dying out would harm the livelihoods of local people as well as ...

Bôndy, a young Malagasy company, has social-impact tree planting at the heart of its “business model.” Bôndy makes money by offering social and environmental responsibility solutions to other ...

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 ...

Political and social chaos and a lack of international protections have put several species of rosewood trees in Madagascar in danger of becoming extinct from illegal logging, according to new ...