#OnThisDay in 1942, British troops landed on the island of #Madagascar. The British assumed the French would pit up little resistance, but the subsequent campaign lasted almost exactly six months.
It was the first major Allied amphibious invasion of the #SecondWorldWar, with the first use of tank landing ships (LSTs), and the first use of tanks in an amphibious operation.
If I'm going to interpret this, the natives of Taiwan survived as the primary people in what we know today as the Philippine archipelago. From the Philippines, they spread everywhere.
In other words, they're all #Filipino! ᜑᜑᜑᜑ 😹 (Or, native Taiwanese to be exact.)
This week's #ExtremeWeather :
– freak path of Cyclone #Gamane veered into Madagascar, resulting in at least 11 deaths;
– significant flash #floods and a landslide in #Sumatra, Indonesia left at least 19 people dead with seven others missing;
– #Calima winds brought unseasonably high temperatures - and #SaharaDust - to Spain and Portuga, as well as Greece.
"#Madagascar was unexpectedly struck by a cyclone on March 27, 2024. Initially expected to skim the coast, Cyclone #Gamane changed course, bringing devastation to the northern district of #Vohemar. At least 18 people were killed and thousands more were displaced due to this catastrophe.
Madagascar is among the countries that are most at risk of climate change. It also has the highest rates of poverty in the world."
Madagascar recently released its first fisheries transparency report, part of an effort to open up, democratize, and improve the sustainability of its fisheries sector. The report is a key step in a process defined by the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), a Seychelles-based nonprofit....
#Portfolio | À Madagascar, les forçats de l’économie du saphir
Dans le sud de l’île, la ville d’Ilakaka a poussé au milieu de plaines désertiques, après la découverte en 1998 du plus grand gisement de saphirs du monde. Depuis, les gens affluent de #Madagascar et d’ailleurs avec l’espoir de trouver la pierre qui changera leur vie.
Faharetana has been working for sustainable agriculture in the highlands of Madagascar for nine years, maintaining a completely self-sufficient farm using trees as the basis of its agronomic systems
Guten Morgen, noch liege ich in meinem warmen Bett. Aber der Körper schreit schon nach Kaffee. Vielleicht schaffe ich es heute mal zum Sport. Aber mein Schweinehund wird mich nicht enttäuschen und mit einer Ausrede kommen.
Habt den Tag schön
“A six-year-old project to return giant #tortoises to the wild in #Madagascar could result in thousands of the 350kg megaherbivores re-populating the island for the first time in 600 years.
…Ecologist Grant Joseph explains how reintroducing this tortoise to areas degraded by cattle grazing will help restore the island’s forests, grassy woodlands and shrublands of the past. It could also help prevent devastating forest fires in future.”
Madagascar: giant tortoises have been re-introduced 600 years after they were wiped out by humans, with hope they will restore the mosaic of ecosystems and biodiversity, reducing wildfire risk.
"The likely increase in tree cover following larger scale reintroduction will help reduce the impacts of #ClimateChange."
In Zimbabwe, "people grow the cereal grain sorghum and pearl millet, crops that are drought resistant and offer a chance at harvests, but even they failed to withstand the conditions this year.
With this year’s harvest a write-off, millions in #Zimbabwe, southern #Malawi, #Mozambique and #Madagascar won’t be able to feed themselves well into 2025."
Madagascar takes key step toward improving transparency of its fisheries (news.mongabay.com)
Madagascar recently released its first fisheries transparency report, part of an effort to open up, democratize, and improve the sustainability of its fisheries sector. The report is a key step in a process defined by the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), a Seychelles-based nonprofit....