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(a) The dry deciduous forest of Oronjia being destroyed by exploitation of woody vegetation for charcoal production. (b) Celebratory procession at the Ambodivahibe Bay Marine Reserve. (Photographs by Chris Birkinshaw (a) and David Kingston (b))