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SUMMARY:Ivan Scales presents on 'The future of conservation and environmen
 tal management in Madagascar: More than just flagships\, forests and furry
  animals?’  - Dr. Ivan Scales\, Geography Department\, University of Cam
 bridge
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CONTACT:Judith Schleicher
DESCRIPTION:Madagascar is one of the most biologically diverse places on t
 he planet\, the result of 160 million years of isolation from the African 
 mainland. More than 80% of species are found nowhere else on Earth. Howeve
 r\, this highly diverse flora and fauna is threatened by habitat loss and 
 fragmentation and the island has been classified one of the world’s high
 est conservation priorities. The history of conservation policy and practi
 ce over the last 30 years shows that international donors\, conservation N
 GOs and the Malagasy government have not been short of bold solutions – 
 from national environmental actions plans to community resource management
  initiatives and the tripling of its protected areas. However\, the contin
 ued loss and fragmentation of habitats\; the resurgence of the illegal tra
 de in exotic hardwoods\; and the fact that policy has often had serious im
 pacts on local livelihoods suggests that there is still much to be done. T
 here has been a recent flourishing of social science research on conservat
 ion and development in Madagascar. This has come from a range of disciplin
 es – anthropology\, economics\, geography\, political science and enviro
 nmental history. Over the course of the last two years I have edited a boo
 k on ‘Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar’ (Routle
 dge\, 2014). The aim of this paper is to distil the key themes and issues 
 that have emerged from the book\, highlighting the lessons from the past a
 nd the challenges ahead.
LOCATION:Seminar Room
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