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The Rain Forests of Madagascar, along with its ecosystems, are rapidly deminishing and in serious danger. As the population of Madagascar contiunues to grow, logging, slash and burn agriculture, and the hunting of wildlife with continue to damage the forests. In order to prevent this, stricter logging and hunting regulations need to be implemented and enforced. Although there are 13 National Parks and Reserves located in this region of Madagascar, more need to be created to provide the forests safety from hunters and loggers. These national parks can be used as a form of ecotourism in order to raise money that can be use to fund projects that will help save the rainforests. Another way to help raise awareness and money for the rainforests is to set up organizations and charities. Organizations such as the Lemur Conservation Foundation and World Wildlife Fund - Madagascar allow people to donate in order to maintain and ensure the well-being of forests in Madagascar. The development of more projects and organizations like these would further help the cause. A larger portion of the rainforests need to be protected by law in order to decrease the devastation to wildlife caused by farming methods such as tavy. In order to do this, specific farming areas need to be established. Also, the time between performing the slash and burn method needs to be regulated to prevent the exhaustion of soil.