1. The Rainforests of Madagascar:
About Madagascar
Continent: Africa
Size of rainforest: 11 million hectares
Rate of deforestation: 0.9% per annum
Main indigenous forest peoples: Tanala
Main threat to rainforest: Clearance for farmland, logging
GDP per capita: $840
Size of country: 581,540 sq km
Population: 15.5 million
Take and Interactive Journey with the Lemur.
Windows on Madagascar -- you'll want sound for this one -- PBS.
Rainforest Facts -- The Rainforests Are Disappearing
Madagascar At Night -- National Geographic.
Activity Center -- Discover Madagascar.
Madagascar Threatened -- a hard read -- but some great pictures.
Visit the Children of Madagascar.
Just for Fun -- Interactive Museum -- Africa
2. The Greenhouse Effect
"The Greenhouse Effect" -- Detailed and Defined
"The Greenhouse Effect"-- We Can Make a Difference
Brain Bag -- Global Warming
3. Reserves and National Parks -- Protecting large Areas of Wild Land
National Parks -- Yellowstone Interactive Tours -- 3 to choose from!
Everglades National Park -- Pictures
Things to Think About -- Thoughts to Ponder
The human population keeps growing and growing. How do the needs of this human growth threaten the survival of wildlife.
How is human behavior destroying wildlife?
How are the needs of humans and wildlife balanced within reserves and national parks?
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