The island of Madagascar—one of the last large land masses colonized by humans—sits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa. While it’s still regarded as a place of unique ...

When an area becomes overpopulated, the environment will become degraded due to the increased use of resources. Causes of environmental degradation and resource depletion vary from region to region ...

Scientists in Madagascar have discovered a population of greater bamboo lemurs (Prolemur simus), a critically endangered species of primate, in an area more than 400 kilometers away from its only ...

The Malagasy people of Madagascar are genetically fascinating. Despite the island's location just off the coast of Africa, it was only settled relatively recently -- a mere thousand years ago, ...

Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, sits just off Africa's southeast coast, near Mozambique. But despite this ...

Daraina region in Madagascar. Background image from Google Earth. Climate change that took place 4,000-10,000 years ago may have contributed to the endangered status of one of Madagascar’s rarest ...

Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar over the past year mark the latest additions to a growing inventory of frogs and other amphibian species that have evolved over the past 66 million ...

The World Bank has shared a collection of economic policy notes with the Government of Madagascar, describing a vision for 2024 and proposing policies to achieve it. These policy notes address 18 key ...

The island of Madagascar -- one of the last large land masses colonized by humans - -sits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa. While it's still regarded as a place of unique ...