Over Population In Madagascar.?

How does over population effect Madagascar? What are the people doing to get to this stage?

In Madagascar, only 10% of rain forest remains. A rapidly growing population, combined with scarce resources has exacerbated the widespread poverty and threatens the species found only in Madagascar. When villagers were asked what it would take for people to stop cutting down the forest, the answer was family planning.

Overpopulation is greatly affecting the rainforests of Madagascar. As more people are born, citizens need to clear away more of the rainforests in order to house them, but also in order to support them throughout their lives (by making money from what they take or through direct usage). A major problem is that the people don't have many options and they are used to using the resources around them, so it's difficult to stop deforestation.

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