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Tristan Frappier-Brinton

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PhD candidate, Duke University

Madagascar’s protected forests cover 10% of the country’s land area. Courtesy Nils Rebane.

March 17, 2026

Tourist visits to Madagascar help conserve some forests, but others suffer: study suggests what to do

Ranaivo Rasolofoson, University of Toronto; Camille DeSisto, Rice University, and Tristan Frappier-Brinton, Duke University

Madagascar’s protected area forests have 2.5km buffer zone forests surrounding them that also need urgent protection.

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