Madagascar Wildfires
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About wildfires in Madagascar
Madagascar, one of Earth's most biodiverse islands, faces severe fire threats primarily from slash-and-burn agriculture known as "tavy." This traditional practice, combined with increasing population pressure, has resulted in the loss of over 90% of the island's original forest cover.
Fires in Madagascar threaten unique species found nowhere else on Earth, including lemurs, baobab trees, and thousands of endemic plants. The dry western and southern regions experience the most intense fire seasons from July to November.
This tracker monitors all fire activity across Madagascar in real-time using NASA satellite data.