Madagascar is famous for its exceptional biodiversity, with many of its plants and animals found nowhere else. However, it is also one of the worldâs lowest-income nations and this has put the islandâs biodiversity under increasing strain, especially through deforestation driven by the demand for resources, such as charcoal. â
Jenny Williams, a senior spatial analyst @kewgardens has been flying small drones over Madagascar to map such activity, studying how and where protected areas are being cleared. While the resulting data and 3D models can help estimate the carbon stored by the forest, they have also led to the creation of an effective system to alert authorities to illegal forest activity.
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