Deforestation a major challenge for Madagascar to protect its biodiversity, says WWF official

STORY: Deforestation a major challenge for Madagascar to protect its biodiversity, says WWF official DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:48 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of the WWF officevarious of the islandvarious of animalsSOUNDBITE 1 (French): TIANA RAMAHALEO, Conservation director of WWF MadagascarSOUNDBITE 2 (French): TIANA RAMAHALEO, Conservation director of WWF MadagascarSOUNDBITE 3 (French): TIANA RAMAHALEO, Conservation director of WWF MadagascarSOUNDBITE 4 (French): TIANA RAMAHALEO, Conservation director of WWF MadagascarSOUNDBITE 5 (French): TIANA RAMAHALEO, Conservation director of WWF Madagascar STORYLINE: Madagascar, an Indian Ocean island that is home to a large number of endemic species such as lemurs, is facing challenges such as deforestation and illegal logging in protecting its biodiversity, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) official has said. Madagascar has lost 4,300,000 hectares of forest cover in the last 20 years, Tiana Ramahaleo, conservation direc