Publications by authors named "Anjaharinony A N A Rakotomalala"

Resolving ecological-economic trade-offs between biodiversity and yields is a key challenge when addressing the biodiversity crisis in tropical agricultural landscapes. Here, we focused on the relation between seven different taxa (trees, herbaceous plants, birds, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies, and ants) and yields in vanilla agroforests in Madagascar. Agroforests established in forests supported overall 23% fewer species and 47% fewer endemic species than old-growth forests, and 14% fewer endemic species than forest fragments.

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Sustainable land-system transformations are necessary to avert biodiversity and climate collapse. However, it remains unclear where entry points for transformations exist in complex land systems. Here, we conceptualize land systems along land-use trajectories, which allows us to identify and evaluate leverage points, i.

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  • Madagascar's diverse ecologies impact malaria infection patterns, yet limited studies exist at finer sub-regional scales.
  • Researchers sampled 1476 households across various ecological regions to understand local prevalence rates and their connection to ecological conditions.
  • Findings revealed significant variation in malaria prevalence, with some communities experiencing over 50% infection rates, indicating densely infected households and highlighting localized hotspots of the disease.
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  • - Madagascar has faced major environmental changes since 1960, largely due to deforestation for agriculture, which is compounded by shifting climate patterns like rising temperatures and increased droughts and cyclones, threatening food security and health.
  • - This study assesses the health status of diverse Malagasy communities by analyzing clinical data and social surveys from 6,292 individuals across 1,125 households in 24 distinct regions, aiming to understand the links between health, climate, and nutrition.
  • - Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, researchers collected detailed information on income, food production, and health outcomes, to help predict and address future health burdens that may arise from ongoing environmental changes.
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