Managing telecoupled landscapes

Madagascar

Shifting cultivation in north-eastern Madagascar
Shifting cultivation, agroforests, and forest fragments in Madagascar. Photo: CDE/Zaehringer

Globally known as a hotspot of biodiversity conservation, north-eastern Madagascar is like no other region when it comes to the trade-offs between forest conservation efforts and the socio-economic development of very poor farmers practicing shifting cultivation.

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