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.

The pool is fully functional but the Madagascar rosewood is definitely fake and more secrets of the Odyssey cruise ship. The pool had to be real. “In our first meeting, Ryan had said, ‘I want ...

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 ...

Madagascar faces millions of years of extinctions due to human activity: Scientists Extinctions in Madagascar may threaten its biodiversity for millions of years into the future.

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 ...

The ruling was made even though Madagascar’s law prohibited the trade in rosewood, and the transhipment of the timber through Mombasa’s port violated Kenya’s 2013 Wildlife Conservation and ...

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 ...

Madagascan authorities impounded six containers of rosewood, precious timber whose export is banned, and detained a lawmaker.