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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute's Maxwell African Scholars Union is prou
 d to present&nbsp\;Miles Scherer\,&nbsp\;undergraduate student at Syracuse
  University\, majoring in international relations and environment\, sustai
 nability and policy.Madagascar has become a household name thanks to Dream
 Works’ Madagascar movies and PBS’s Zoboomafoo\, yet it is rarely recognize
 d for its true significance as one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
  With over 90% of its flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world\, Ma
 dagascar is a dream destination for biologists and ecotourists alike.Howev
 er\, the island faces numerous challenges—from political instability to th
 e rapid loss of its remaining wild spaces. In this talk\, we will explore 
 the intersection of conservation and community\, and\, more importantly\, 
 consider whether Madagascar is truly an unspoiled paradise or a microcosm 
 of a planet in crisis.Miles is an undergraduate student at Syracuse Univer
 sity\, majoring in international relations and environment\, sustainabilit
 y and policy. Born and raised in South Florida\, growing up on the doorste
 p of the Florida Everglades instilled in him a passion for the natural wor
 ld from a young age. His interest in connecting science with actionable so
 lutions led him to Madagascar from January to August 2025\, where he condu
 cted sociological research on the creation of “third spaces” to enhance co
 mmunity sustainability\, with a focus on ecotourism and biologically diver
 se landscapes.
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SUMMARY:Unspoiled Paradise or Microcosm for the End of Times: Community Bui
 lding & Conservation\, Madagascar
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Moynihan Institute's Maxwell African Sc
 holars Union is proud to present&nbsp\;Miles Scherer\,&nbsp\;undergraduate
  student at Syracuse University\, majoring in international relations and 
 environment\, sustainability and policy.</p><p>Madagascar has become a hou
 sehold name thanks to DreamWorks’ <em>Madagascar </em>movies and PBS’s <em
 >Zoboomafoo</em>\, yet it is rarely recognized for its true significance a
 s one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. With over 90% of its flora a
 nd fauna found nowhere else in the world\, Madagascar is a dream destinati
 on for biologists and ecotourists alike.</p><div><p>However\, the island f
 aces numerous challenges—from political instability to the rapid loss of i
 ts remaining wild spaces. In this talk\, we will explore the intersection 
 of conservation and community\, and\, more importantly\, consider whether 
 Madagascar is truly an unspoiled paradise or a microcosm of a planet in cr
 isis.</p><p>Miles is an undergraduate student at Syracuse University\, maj
 oring in international relations and environment\, sustainability and poli
 cy. Born and raised in South Florida\, growing up on the doorstep of the F
 lorida Everglades instilled in him a passion for the natural world from a 
 young age. </p><p>His interest in connecting science with actionable solut
 ions led him to Madagascar from January to August 2025\, where he conducte
 d sociological research on the creation of “third spaces” to enhance commu
 nity sustainability\, with a focus on ecotourism and biologically diverse 
 landscapes.</p></div>
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