Beyond Blame: Migration's Limited Role in Madagascar's Deforestation

Worldwide, more people are migrating to the forest frontier, significantly altering land use in smallholder farming communities, yet there is limited empirical evidence on the environmental impacts of this migration. The common assumption is that migrants disproportionately contribute to resource de...

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Published in:Conservation letters 2026-01, Vol.19 (1), p.n/a
Main Authors: Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy, Mueller, Valerie, Rakotoarisoa, Mirindra, Rakoto Harison, Henintsoa, Bell, Andrew Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
census data
Censuses
Climate change
conservation
data collection
Deforestation
Drought
Environmental degradation
Environmental impact
Focus groups
forest land
Forests
Households
Interviews
Land cover
Land use
Madagascar
Migrants
Migration
Natural resources
people
Qualitative analysis
quantitative analysis
Rural communities
Small farms
small‐scale farmer
Variables
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