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In Madagascar, cultural taboos can protect or harm the environment


In Madagascar, cultural taboos can protect or harm the environment
“Fady,” the Malagasy term for sociocultural and spiritual taboos or beliefs, greatly influence people’s daily lives in Madagascar.
Fady are ancestral rules that can apply to a place, a person or even certain animals and plants.
As they pertain to the natural world, fady can have either a positive or a negative impact on the environment and wildlife.
ANTSAHADINTA, Madagascar Marcel Rakotonary, 75, gives a sharp warning to visitors before they enter Antsahadinta, or the “valley of the leeches.” Located 20 kilometers (12 miles) southwest of the capital city of Antananarivo, the sacred hill of Antsahadinta is the site of royal tombs and ancient dwellings. Its forest has been protected from clearing and slash-and-burn agriculture, known as ....

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Madagascar's endangered lemurs are being killed during pandemic lockdowns


Madagascar’s endangered lemurs are being killed during pandemic lockdowns
Early data paints a troubling picture for these animals and their habitat.
Mouse lemurs such as critically endangered Microcebus berthae are so small they can fit in the palm of your hand. As people have been turning to forests for food and fuel during the pandemic, exacerbating decades of deforestation, Madagascar’s 107 known species of lemurs are at even greater risk.Photograph by Bruno DAmicis, National Geographic
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Tiana Andriamanana was alarmed when she saw the fires swallowing Madagascar’s forests in March. She’d grown used to seeing illegal burns for agricultural expansion, but such widespread blazes so early in the year were extremely unusual. ....

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