Madagascar’s recently elected president ran on a platform of improving the economy and raising people out of poverty. We suggest that addressing the precipitous decline of biodiversity will help to deliver this commitment, and we lay out ways in which President Rajoelina could firmly put the country on a trajectory towards sustainable growth.
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Thanks to J. Rehebein for help with the figure and to R. Rocha, R. Perkins, T. Roland Frederic, C. Scarffe and Madagasikara Voakajy who provided images. J.P.G.J. acknowledges NE/K010220-1.
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Jones, J.P.G., Ratsimbazafy, J., Ratsifandrihamanana, A.N. et al. Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity. Nat Sustain 2, 350–352 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0288-0
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