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Africa’s forests are some of the natural wonders of the world. As someone who has spent decades studying the ecology and management of tropical fore

I visited Madagascar a little over three years ago. Memories of this unique island in the Indian Ocean southeast of Africa have remained vivid. Why?  The unexpected and strangely beautiful forms of life that I saw there are impossible to forget. It was as if time had misplaced this island. At 592,800 square kilometres, Madagascar is the worlds fourth largest island. Over the eons, life here has evolved in its own unique way. About 90% of the flora and fauna found here are endemic - that is, th...