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Highlights: Culture
Madagascar has a rich and unusual culture. The first humans arrived relatively recently, around 2000 years ago, and surprisingly from South East Asia. They brought a rice culture with them and this still dominates Malagasy life today. Sadly, Madagascar is also synonymous with environmental degradation; more than 90% of forest cover has now gone and much of this has been cleared to grow rice and feed hungry mouths.
Portrait of Bara woman, Andringitra, Madagascar.
Portrait of Betsimisaraka girl playing in surf, near Maroantsetra, north east Madagascar
Betsimisaraka women planting manioc after slash and burn (tavy) near Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
Charcoal production in Antandroy village, southern Madagascar
Aerial view of deforestation and erosion. North West Madagascar.
Aerial view of deforestation and erosion. North West Madagascar.
Aerial view of deforestation and erosion. North West Madagascar.
Aerial view of fires, deforestation and erosion. North West Madagascar.
Homeless woman sleeping rough on the street, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Young Malagasy boy - Betsileo Tribe - near Ambositra, central highlands, Madagascar._child_leukemia_1.jpg "Malagasy girls with flowers")
Young Malagasy girls holding the flowers of Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) - the source of the drug that treats child leukemia. Central Highlands, Madagascar.
Market day, Sendrisoa village, near Andringitra, Madagascar
_child_leukemia_1.jpg "Malagasy girls with flowers")
