The Rainforests of the Atsinanana, a lush expanse on Madagascar’s eastern escarpment, are vital for preserving the island’s ...

The World Heritage Committee, at its 47th session currently taking place in Paris, France, has decided to remove the ...

Illegally logged rosewood from Masoala and Marojejy in Antalaha, Madagascar, Feb. 22, 2005. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Erik Patel Subscribe for ads-free reading For centuries, cultures around the ...

Analysis - Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won re-election in the first round of a ballot boycotted by nearly all opposition candidates in the Indian Ocean island nation, the election commission ...

Malagasy rosewood logs seized in Mombasa Despite national and international bans, there are clear indications that the illegal trade in Madagascar's precious timber is still rampant. The following ...

African rosewood (mukula) is the world’s most trafficked endangered timber, fuelling a $26-billion market for Ming dynasty-styled furniture and décor for China’s elite. Networks embedded in ...

African rosewood (mukula) is the world’s most trafficked endangered timber, fuelling a US$26 billion market for Ming dynasty-styled furniture and décor for China’s elite. Networks embedded in ...

Rosewood, known as hongmu in China, refers to 33 species of highly expensive tropical hardwoods, many of which are endangered. Sought after in China for crafting into antique-style furniture and ...

As Madagascar faces a series of socio-economic crises, it is essential that timber processes strengthen governance and people's livelihoods. In order to avoid yet another rosewood trafficking crisis, ...

Madagascar seems to be heading towards a new political crisis, much more complex and probably more violent than the previous ones.

With kids’ camps and postpartum wellness programs aimed at affluent millennials, Sonia Cheng has steered her luxury hotel group through the pandemic storm.