24 Stunning Places That Climate Change Is Destroying For Future Generations

Madagascar

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On the eastern side of Madagascar, the rainforest receives as much rain as 236 inches per year. The thick rainforest is home to 5% of all species in the world. More than 8,000 different kinds of plants are at home here. It is almost certain that there are still a variety of species yet to be discovered in Madagascar.

Devastatingly, only 10% of the original rainforest is still intact. The majority of the forest has been transformed into fields for crops, exported as lumber, or used for fuel. All of these productions happen to be large contributors to global warming as a whole. As the trees decrease in number, insects and animals have declined in number too. Many locals are paid tour guides, and their lives depend on the rainforest.

Protected marine reserves, like the Masoala Peninsula, depend on the rainforest as well. But without the upkeep of the rainforest, the marine reserves will consequentially be harmed.