Andy Isaacson
@andyisaacson
journalist, educator, producer
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Madagascar’s native lemurs are the most threatened group of primates on Earth due to habitat loss & unsustainable hunting. Enter entomologist Brian Fisher, whose plan to farm insects could help protect the island's biodiversity. bit.ly/2QsUDun / 📷 Andy Isaacson
On Madagascar—the Earth’s oldest island—poverty & malnutrition are increasing among the Malagasy people, driving unsustainable farming practices & bushmeat hunting that threaten one of the island’s best known inhabitants: the lemur. bit.ly/2QsUDun / 📷 Andy Isaacson
Eating insects = saving lemurs: How scaling up insect consumption in Madagascar can improve the quality of life for local populations & protect endangered lemurs. bit.ly/2QsUDun / 📷 Andy Isaacson (6/6)
The death of Barack Obama's stepgrandmother this week brings me back to my visit with her in the days leading up to the 2008 Election. “Barack is a good listener,” she told me. “I think he’s got all it takes to be a world leader." nytimes.com/2021/03/29/wor…
“They don’t even know how to pronounce Myanmar,” said Ms. Aye Chan Mon, about the reception she often receives in Washington. “They think it’s Yemen.” Fighting to Govern Myanmar, From a Teeny Office in Washington by Hannah Beech nytimes.com/2023/11/13/wor…