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>> before they doing something well, getting to these places and then they make a prayer. and when they come back, they make an offering. >> traditional belief is common and powerful in madagascar. and while science and religion dont normally mix, felipe uses whatever he can to keep his neighbors from cutting the forests. youre trying to spread spiritual belief to keep people away from destroying places like this. >> exactly, yeah. >> its the set of ancient it taboos and he uses them to remind p...

These are families that survive on less than $2 a day. so imagine the impact of selling a handy drooft tourist for $10. >> this is cool. >> by turning their weaving skills into an income stream, rainer hopes that will stop their husbands from cutting down all their raw materials. >> they can actually prevent the men from converting that part into rice fields as well because they earn much more money than the men do from their handicraft. >> i leave here with mixed emotions. overwhelmed by the si...

15%. not many advantages come with being one of the darkest places on earth. but for those who like to gaze at stars and nocturnal critters, theres no place better. [ speaking foreign language ] >> oh, yeah. i was just sleeping and half the world showed up. >> but ja know and de vinya arent here for fun. theyre doing actual science, capturing a.m. fid ums to test for kit trid, a disease thats wiping out frogs around the world, but for some reason night

Science and spirits. [ speaking foreign language ] >> during the day the ghosts -- >> yep, turns out to that to understand madagascar, we have to understand the behavior of ghosts. "volatile markets." something we all think about as we head into retirement.