Africa Geographic
August 2008; Vol. 16, No. 7
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Africa Geographic (2008).
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Perfect-Bound Magazine
This issue of Africa Geographic features a 6-page article (pp62-67) about the implications of the high levels of endemism in Madagascar and neighbouring islands. The article by Tim Jackson is entitled "Castaways".
This issue also includes a piece on Madagascar in the "Africa at a Glance" section (p14). The short piece, entitled "Carbon For Sale", is about a carbon-offsetting agreement in Madagascar.
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Article Summary from page 63
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The isolated land masses of Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands contain some of the highest levels of endemism in the world. But these unique riches are both a blessing and a curse, as the risk of extinction is alarmingly high as well. Tim Jackson assesses the situation.
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