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Madagascar is a unique biodiversity hotspot. More than 80 percent of the flora and fauna can only be found on the island. However, many of these species are under threat from climate change, deforestation, hunting and illegal trade in wildlife. Al Jazeera’s Nick Clark reports from Morondava, Madagascar. Subscribe to …

Across the African continent, extreme weather caused by climate change is upending people’s lives – forcing them to flee their homes and pushing millions into hunger and starvation. There are grim, new figures from the World Meterological Organisation: They say Africa is warming faster than any other place in the …