Madagascar

The Betsiboka Estuary on the northwest coast of Madagascar is the mouth of Madagascar's largest river and one of the world's fast-changing coastlines. Nearly a century of extensive logging of Madagascar's rainforests.... ....read more

Rising ocean temperatures are having a significant negative impact on coral reefs in many parts of the world. When temperatures rise too much, the coral expel the colorful algae that grow symbiotically with them. Without the algae, the coral turn white, a process known as bleaching. While bleaching may be an adaptive mechanism that allows corals to take up with a different species of algae that may be more tolerant of changing water conditions, .... ....read more