Madagascar /tags/madagascar Madagascar en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:21:21 GMT MoBot’s Conservation Work In Madagascar Hopes To Combat Deforestation Woes /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-22/mobots-conservation-work-in-madagascar-hopes-to-combat-deforestation-woes Missouri Botanical Garden garden researchers delve into the center's conservation efforts in Madagascar. Ecologist Adam Smith studied the island's deforestation and found that all of Madagascar's rainforests could disappear by 2080. Botanist Jeannie Raharimampionona explains how MoBot's protected sites in Madagascar aim to combat this prediction. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:21:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-22/mobots-conservation-work-in-madagascar-hopes-to-combat-deforestation-woes Lara Hamdan Working In Madagascar, St. Louis Scientists Hope To Help Both People And Planet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-12/working-in-madagascar-st-louis-scientists-hope-to-help-both-people-and-planet For nearly three decades, the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis has bestowed its World Ecology Award on… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:47:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-12/working-in-madagascar-st-louis-scientists-hope-to-help-both-people-and-planet Evie Hemphill MoBot scientists use DNA testing to bring an African plant out of extinction /health-science-environment/2018-01-09/mobot-scientists-use-dna-testing-to-bring-an-african-plant-out-of-extinction DNA technology has helped scientists discover a species of plant in Madagascar that’s long been classified as extinct.The Missouri Botanical Garden… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:14:50 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-01-09/mobot-scientists-use-dna-testing-to-bring-an-african-plant-out-of-extinction Eli Chen Botanical Garden hosts international conference to guide plant conservation efforts /health-science-environment/2011-07-08/botanical-garden-hosts-international-conference-to-guide-plant-conservation-efforts This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 8, 2011 - The Earth has more than 300,000 known plant species. With such variety, it's possible… Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:34:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-07-08/botanical-garden-hosts-international-conference-to-guide-plant-conservation-efforts Jonathan Ernst Zoo's conservation efforts in Madagascar include welcoming a baby lemur /health-science-environment/2011-05-18/zoos-conservation-efforts-in-madagascar-include-welcoming-a-baby-lemur This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2011 - Sophie spends much of her day riding piggyback on her mom. This fluffy little… Wed, 18 May 2011 22:44:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-05-18/zoos-conservation-efforts-in-madagascar-include-welcoming-a-baby-lemur Jo Seltzer Meeting of botanical minds /arts/2009-06-11/meeting-of-botanical-minds This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2009 - "We are saving plants to save ourselves" said Peter Raven. "In an age of global… Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:17:07 GMT /arts/2009-06-11/meeting-of-botanical-minds Jo Seltzer Missouri Botanical Garden gives Madagascar double help /arts/2009-05-11/missouri-botanical-garden-gives-madagascar-double-help This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 11, 2009 - Madagascar. Far-away and exotic. Home of the lemur and the baobab tree. And… Tue, 12 May 2009 03:04:50 GMT /arts/2009-05-11/missouri-botanical-garden-gives-madagascar-double-help Jo Seltzer