As we advance in our world and understand the consequences
of our decisions on the earth we see some light in helping control the
destruction of land. In the past decade, Madagascar has seen a bit of hope for
its deforestation problems. President Mark Ravalomanana worked with
international conservation organizations and local groups to designate areas to
be protected. 10% of the country was set aside as national parks and time was
spent in aiding the thriving ecotourism business, this slowed deforestation and
helped maintain some of Madagascar’s one of a kind biodiversity. Ecotourism helped
integrate the local people of Madagascar to partner with conservation rather
then have them being against it. Madagascar quickly became a model for a
conservation practices in a short period. Unfortunately President
Ravalomanana was forced out of office recently, undermining many of his
conservation efforts. Corrupt gangs flooded the national parks and exploited
these areas for resources, destroying the preserved land, also frightening away
tourists who provide money for conservation. We can only hope that with the
reemergence of political stability, leaders will reinitiate conservation and
aid in the control of this treasured island filled with plenty of diversity.
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