Monga Bay Video about Madagascar's Ranomafauna National Park

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Here's a great video about wildlife and conservation in Madagascar's Ranomafauna National Park. It is based from the research center that was previously mentioned on this sub forums. Here's a link, it is a long video about wildlife, modern agriculture and conservation in and around the national park.

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0403-hance-ranomafana-video.html

 

[showjet95]

I couldnt watch past 10 minutes, its way too depressing. We are a damn parasite to this planet!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I couldnt watch past 10 minutes, its way too depressing. We are a damn parasite to this planet!

You have got to watch and know then understand the problem before you can solve the problem. For most situations.

 

[dom1959]

not sure depressing is the right description,
i will say unwatchable...
and definitely skewed philosophically.
the only constant on the planet is change,
nothing is meant to dominate forever,
our days of dominance will end,
i hope we don't bring it upon ourselves.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

not sure depressing is the right description,
i will say unwatchable...
and definitely skewed philosophically.
the only constant on the planet is change,
nothing is meant to dominate forever,
our days of dominance will end,
i hope we don't bring it upon ourselves.

Actually I do not expect many of you to understand a lot of it. However a lot of my major at UC Davis was about agriculture. This video has a lot of improvement in agriculture (alternative to slash and burn agriculture such as composting as shown in the video) in the Ranomafauna area which for the entire island is a big positive. Along with mentioning reforestation efforts on Madagascar some of you may not have heard in the video. However it is a positive it just has to happen on a larger scale and whatever pristine forest is left has to be protected.

I'm not sure if you were listening though the farmers were saying they cannot cut down all the forest as if they deforest all the trees the climate that the trees generate does not happen and rain does not come and they cannot farm the area at all. That sounds as though that is a decent insurance policy that the farmers know they have got to keep forests around if they want to farm the area near the eastern rain forests.

Jeremy A. Rich

 

[dom1959]

i also don't expect many of "you" to understand my point of view.

i do also recall when a man caused global ice age was
predicted some decades ago

 

[laurie]

Actually I do not expect many of you to understand a lot of it. However a lot of my major at UC Davis was about agriculture. This video has a lot of improvement in agriculture (alternative to slash and burn agriculture such as composting as shown in the video) in the Ranomafauna area which for the entire island is a big positive. Along with mentioning reforestation efforts on Madagascar some of you may not have heard in the video. However it is a positive it just has to happen on a larger scale and whatever pristine forest is left has to be protected.

I'm not sure if you were listening though the farmers were saying they cannot cut down all the forest as if they deforest all the trees the climate that the trees generate does not happen and rain does not come and they cannot farm the area at all. That sounds as though that is a decent insurance policy that the farmers know they have got to keep forests around if they want to farm the area near the eastern rain forests.

Jeremy A. Rich

Jeremy, I completely agree with you. Some people will not see the progress as they have not watched the country being destroyed. Now some of that is slowly changing. That is a big plus for Madascar long term. Thanks for posting the video , even if part of it might not be what we want to watch.

 

[Decadancin]

i also don't expect many of "you" to understand my point of view.

i do also recall when a man caused global ice age was
predicted some decades ago

Man gives "man" too much credit for things that are happening anyway. The Earth is in a constant state of equalizing itself and we are (I believe) STILL in the receding stages of the current ice age. (Couldn't tell if you were supporting the prediction or debating it...)

Although I will admit that the efforts of man have all too often made things more difficult for nature, I do not believe that we are a cause for global warming and other disasters as the media and some scientists say all the time. If you would like a few examples of our own doomsday thoughts over the years, go back and look at the predictions made after the first Earth Day in 1970. Although many smart people made some bold predictions,... we are still here. Just the other day NASA released a study that shows that CO2 in the atmosphere actually has a cooling effect on the planet by blocking out the suns intensity. Just don't tell Al Gore! (Who has made TONS of money in "GREEN" industries that are useless...)

I do believe that man can destroy what it took thousands of years to build in a matter of minutes, but it doesn't mean that we can't learn new ways to do things and conserve what is still left. I for one hope that small efforts like this will lead to some conservation of the most amazing parts of our globe.

 

[stephencartolano]

Im assuming the language being spoken at the beginning is malagasy?? its beautiful! If anyone has a video of someone speaking malagasy without music layered underneath I would love to sample it for a music project

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Thanks for sharing that Jeremy. Excellent video.

While it is sad to know what it once was, and what it has become. I see hope for what it could be one day, again.

 

[LazardLizard]

A very sad video, but informative.

Thanks for sharing