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Biodiversity bonanza.(AFRICA)(lowering deforestation in Madagascar)

The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has dramatically reduced deforestation as the country's leaders try to attract tourists who are interested in exploring the nation's unique ecosystems.

Scientists believe that Madagascar's land mass broke away from Africa 160 million years ago, which left the island's unique flora and fauna to evolve in isolation. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is home to five percent of plant and animal species. Endemic to Madagascar are 11,500 species of plants, hundreds of species of birds, and 50 species of lemurs, making the nation a biodiversity hotspot like no other place on Earth.

"We have a unique biodiversity. Eighty ...

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