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Climate change and deforestation could decimate Madagascar’s rainforest habitat by 2070

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A study has found that, left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar’s entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070, impacting thousands of plants, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are endemic to the island nation.

Source: ScienceDaily.com