Deforestation and forest disturbance in Madagascar’s largest national park increased significantly less than a year after a coup displaced the country’s democratically-elected president in 2009, finds ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Carbon credits generated from protecting thousands of hectares of endangered rainforest in northeastern Madagascar have now been certified for sale, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), ...

The government of Madagascar has scored a significant victory for conservation by bringing one million hectares (more than 3,800 square miles) of wild landscapes and seascapes under protection to ...

A National Geographic Explorer is betting on the tasty and nutritious insects as an alternate food source to the meat of Madagascar's endangered primates. With its long pink nose and fluffy rear end, ...

Emma Love discovers primary tropical rainforest and a rich mosaic of biodiversity from game-changing beachfront resorts scattered across Madagascar. The beachfront Voaara Resort (© Mark Williams) Late ...

A British photographer has undertaken an epic 20-year foray into one of the world's strangest eco-systems. Nick Garbutt, 46, from Cumbria, has made 25 trips deep into the forests of Madagascar. He has ...

Rosewood traders turn up in villages on the Masoala peninsula with cash and rice. They want local people to help them find precious rosewood trees in the dense forest, and then to haul the heavy logs ...