The first sign that the tree was in trouble was the scent — a musty odor that cut through the warm forest air. “It smelled like mushrooms but worse, like decomposition,” sai ...

A living legend that's stood for 1,200 years in Madagascar is now collapsing piece by piece. Tsitakakantsa, the largest ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least 36 people were killed as Cyclone Gezani hit Madagascar, causing extensive damage, the National Bureau of Management of ...

Every life form thrives on a relationship with another life form, whether or not they are aware of it. Take animals and trees. In an almost mysterious affair, wild animals roam around forests, ...

For millions of years, mighty baobabs have been standing sentry on three different landmasses, posing each other an existential question: Who came first? The giant trees, swollen of trunk and stubby ...

The majestic baobabs of Madagascar are more than just awe-inspiring silhouettes on the horizon; they are the historical keepers of the Earth’s climate. These colossal trees have been alive for over a ...

Graine de Vie, a Belgian NGO present in Madagascar since 2009, claims to be the leading reforestation organization in the country. Weary of repeated bush fires and an alleged lack of government action ...

Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” calls came from several “cute” creatures living near streams. They turned ...