Over the past six years, Madagascar has spent millions of dollars and devoted countless person hours to figuring out how to dispose of vast stockpiles of highly valuable, illegally logged rosewood, ...

NOTE: an earlier version of this post stated that Rajoelina called for logging of Madagascar’s forests for rosewood during an interview with the BBC. More context has now been provided and we would ...

Lack of governance and export exemptions allow the continuation of illegal rosewood logging in Madagascar and threaten to undermine decades of conservation works. Lack of governance and export ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Political and social chaos and a lack of international protections have put several species of rosewood trees in Madagascar in danger of becoming extinct from illegal logging, ...

Some 80% of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity depends on forest ecosystems, yet deforestation on the island continues unchecked. Politicians have influenced trading in precious timber since the 1980s, ...

In this red list, rosewood and palissander from Madagascar are in the forefront, with 700 other animal and plant species in the world The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has ...

Despite national and international bans, there are clear indications that the illegal trade in Madagascar's precious timber is still rampant. The following case illustrates the oversight and ...

As history threatens to repeat itself yet again, one wonders whether Madagascar will ever escape its political purgatory. Its ...

MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan customs officials seized dozens of shipping containers holding hundreds of tonnes of illegally logged rosewood from Madagascar, they said on Wednesday, the largest ...

At least 350,000 trees were illegally felled inside protected areas and at least 150,000 tonnes of logs illegally exported to destinations including China, Malaysia and Mauritius over the five-year ...