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26 total results foundAuthor: Global Witness Title: Investigation Into the Illegal Felling, Transport and Export of Precious Wood in SAVA Region Madagascar Summary: In the period since February 2009, a dramatic increase in the felling and cutting of rosewood has been reported in the SAVE Region of north-east Madagascar. As a result, several investigative missions have been sent into the region to gather evidence of these activities. In July 2009, Global Witness and the Washington-based Environmental Investigation Agency, Inc., were contacted by the Malagasy institution, Madagascar National Parks, to assist their efforts in investigating the illegal harvest of precious wood in the SAVA Region, and the associated international trafficking of illegal timber. The investigation team observed intensive logging of rosewood trees in the northeast of Masoala National Park, and transport of logs to Antalaha. The intensive transport of rosewood in broad daylight, on sections of road policed by Gendarmerie posts, both to the south and to the north of Antalaha, demonstrates a serious breakdown in the rule of law - if not the active collusion of law enforcement authorities with illegal timber traffickers. Details: London; Global Witness; Washington, DC: Environmental Investigation Agency, Inc., 2009. 40p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: Madagascar Keywords: Illegal Logging Shelf Number: 118750 |
Author: Global Witness Title: Investigation Into the Global Trade in Malagasy Precious Woods: Rosewood, Ebony and Pallisander Summary: In June 2009, Madagascar National Parks (MNP) with an official mandate of the Ministry of the Environment and Forests contracted Global Witness and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) to investigate and monitor the flow of illegally harvested precious wood from the national parks and surrounding areas of Madagascar’s SAVA Region. This illicit trade in rare, high-value species such as ebony, rosewood and pallisander serves export markets in China, the United States and Europe, where it is used to manufacture furniture and musical instruments. The quick profits on offer have fuelled a timber rush which has decimated Madagascar’s few remaining precious forests. Our November 2009 report, Investigation into the illegal felling, transport and export of precious wood in SAVA Region Madagascar1, revealed the inner workings of the trade and the extent of the damage. It estimated the traffic’s value at up to USD460,000 per day on international markets, with most profits pocketed by a small group of “timber barons”, who typically channel the money into overseas bank accounts and property. This latest report tells what happened next. It traces several important developments since the November publication, and presents findings from our follow-up investigations into the trade flows and consumer markets which facilitate and promote demand for Madagascar’s precious woods. Details: Washington, DC: Environmental Investigation Agency; London: Global Witness, 2010. 31p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 1, 2010 at: http://www.financialtaskforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Illegal_Timber_Report_261010.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Madagascar Keywords: Illegal Logging Shelf Number: 120136 |
Author: Ratsimbazafy, Cynthia Title: Timber Island: The Rosewood and Ebony Trade of Madagascar Summary: Madagascar's precious timber, represented by the genera of Dalbergia (rosewood and palisander) and Diospyros (ebony), are species of hardwood that have become much sought after in the last few decades for the manufacture of musical instruments in Europe and the US and for the manufacture of furniture in Asia. Starting in late 2008 and early 2009, the moist forests, home to the greatest wealth in species of precious timber have been subject to unprecedented high levels of logging, with hundreds of thousands of trees cut down in protected areas despite their protected status. Data collected from documents, stakeholder consultations and field surveys has shown that between March 2010 and March 2015 at least 350 430 timber trees (mainly rosewood) have been cut down annually in protected areas, and at least 1 million logs (152 437 t) have been illegally exported from Madagascar. Various factors serve to explain the anarchy in the management of precious timber, namely: • Inconsistency between authorization and prohibition of regulations concerning logging of precious timber, • Alleged collusion of certain State authorities in the illegal trade, • A deficiency of legislative control of forest operations in general, and those related to precious timber in particular, • Failure to impose punitive penalties on well-‐known traffickers, and • The ineffective implementation of local development plans to manage activities of stakeholders living around the protected areas. In order to limit this unprecedented degradation, the government enacted Decree no. 2010-‐141 of 30 March 2010 prohibiting the cutting, transport and export of precious wood. To reinforce this measure and as a Party to CITES, Madagascar requested the listing of precious timber species in Appendix III in 2011 and then in Appendix II in March 2013. This inclusion specifically concerns round log, sawn timber and veneer sheets. The listing of Madagascar's indigenous precious timber in CITES Appendix II requires that controls be put in place to ensure that trade is not detrimental to the species concerned and that permits are issued for any authorized international trade (export). The application for an export permit must therefore be preceded by the issuing of a non-‐detriment finding (NDF); such a finding should not be issued without having appropriate and adequate information on the status of populations in the wild, quantitative logging data, trade history and associated management systems. Details: Cambridge, UK: TRAFFIC, 2016. 144p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 22, 2017 at: http://www.traffic.org/home/2017/2/14/new-study-finds-timber-harvesting-in-madagascar-out-of-contr.html Year: 2016 Country: Madagascar Keywords: Crimes Against the Environment Shelf Number: 141182 |
Author: Randrianantenaina, Jean Edmond Title: Maritime Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships: Exploring the Legal and the Operational Solutions. The Case of Madagascar Summary: Maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships are one of the contemporary challenges of the maritime industry. These two phenomena have a global impact on maritime trade and security. Nowadays, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean are considered high risk areas in terms of piracy and armed robbery against ships activities. In this regard, both the international community and the coastal States of the region have deployed every effort to try to find ways to address the problem. Being part of the region, Madagascar faces the same challenges like the coastal States of the Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean region in terms of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships threat level, and the organization as well as the response capacity to tackle these crimes. The following research paper proposes a piracy response model for Madagascar by analyzing the manifestation of the modern maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships, the existing international and national legal framework on the matter, the experiences of the international community and regional coastal States in addressing the Somalia case and the current operational arrangement Madagascar in addressing the issue. Considered to be at the basis of any solutions to maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships, the legal and the operational aspects are thoroughly discussed. The first part of the research paper analyzes the international legal framework on maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships, the national legislation models of Madagascar's neighboring countries on the matter, and the existing Malagasy legal framework. Recommendations are proposed to reform the legislation and the necessity of improving the judicial capacity. The second part of the research paper focuses on how to improve the operational arrangement to combat maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships in Madagascar by looking at the international and regional operational initiatives in the Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean Region, assessing the current operational response of Madagascar and suggesting solutions for the improvement. It is acknowledged that without political will and support the legal and operational solutions will not be efficient and achieved. Throughout the research paper, the intricacy of addressing maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships and the necessity of federating and integrating several components are highlighted, moreover the value of coordination and cooperation at the national, regional and international levels is underlined. Details: New York: United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, 2013. 197p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 27, 2017 at: http://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon/unnff_programme_home/fellows_pages/fellows_papers/Randrianantenaina_1213_Madagascar.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Madagascar Keywords: Armed Robbery Against Ships Shelf Number: 145826 |
Author: Knierim, Jessica Title: Combatting the Illegal Pet Trade: Using Molecular Techniques to Determine the Provenience of Illegal Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Pets Summary: The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) was once widespread across southern Madagascar. However, anthropogenic activities such as habitat loss, hunting for bushmeat, and live capture for the illegal pet trade have caused L. catta populations to plummet in the past decade. Here I compare genotypes of illegal wild-caught pet and confiscated ex-pet L. catta to those from wild populations to determine their source localities. Fecal samples were collected from 20 wildcaught pet L. catta and 5 wild individuals from Isalo National Park. DNA was extracted and amplified at seven polymorphic loci following Parga et al. (2012, 2015). To determine the geographic origin of captive and confiscated lemurs, their genotypes were matched to a geographically-referenced allele frequency database generated from a reference library of 30 adults sampled from three wild L. catta populations in south-central Madagascar (Anja, Sakaviro, Tsinjoriake). Evidence for two genetic clusters was provided by both a Bayesian cluster analysis and a multivariate clustering method (Discriminate Analysis of Principle Components), suggesting genetic clustering based on geographic location. Mean number of alleles per locus of the wild populations ranged from 4.29-6.00. Observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.690-0.857 and 0.727-0.739, respectively. These populations maintained moderate levels of genetic diversity but lower levels of allelic richness as compared to other populations of L. catta. Additionally, most captive individuals could not be assigned to a source population, likely because sampling does not represent the species' entire geographic range. This is a pilot study and additional sampling of both captive and wild populations of L. catta will be needed to accurately pinpoint provenience of L. catta in the pet trade. Ultimately, results of this study can be used to help determine geographic "hot spots" of wildlife trafficking for which targeted conservation initiatives - including heightened security and increased conservation outreach - can be developed. Details: New York: Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), 2018. 49p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed July 2, 2018 at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1316&context=hc_sas_etds Year: 2018 Country: Madagascar Keywords: DNA Testing Shelf Number: 150753 |