How will oil affect Madagascar's environmental riches?

by Christophe Pons, BBC World Service, Tsimiror Amid the hills of western Madagascar, villagers have long been aware of a thick sticky substance naturally seeping out of the ground. But it is only recently that these unconventional oil deposits in the region of Melaky have attracted the attention of investors. The rising prices of oil on world markets, coupled with new technologies aim t...

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