Madagascar: Pillaging of Rain Forests Was Supervised by National Special Forces

The Malagasy field researcher who contributed to the report on rosewood illegal logging in Madagascar entitled “Between Democracy and Conservation ^[1]” explains the method they used in conducting their18-months-long secret investigation ^[2] [fr]. He states that the investigation was conducted away from the government task force and that he is glad that the pillaging of the rain forest, often under the protection of national Special Forces (FIS) ^[2], is finally entering the political debate [fr].