Hyderabad, India – Eighty three percent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk – according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today by the...
October 17, 2012 Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
“The high extinction risk faced by Madagascar’s palms reflects the decline in these forests, which threatens all of the remarkable wildlife that occurs there.”
Forests have been rapidly shrinking as land is being cleared for agriculture and logging.
“The figures on Madagascar’s palms are truly terrifying, especially as the loss of palms impacts both the unique biodiversity of the island and its people,” says Dr Jane Smart, Global Director, IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group. “This situation cannot be ignored.”
...http://www.iucn.org/news_homepage/?11273/Madagascars-palms-near-extinction
BBC: Madagascar palm trees at risk of extinction, study finds... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19985536
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