Josef Skrdlik

Josef Skrdlik

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Josef Skrdlik is a journalist interested in environmental and economic development issues, currently working in West Africa. He holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge.

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Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), Nzérékoré, Guinea. Image by augustofaustino via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Leaked study warns of irreversible damage from iron ore mine in Guinea UNESCO site

Josef Skrdlik, Oliver Dunn 24 Jun 2026
Banner image: Fish meal factory ships Hua Xin 17 and Tian Yi He 6 anchored on the Geba River near the capital of Bissau. Image by Josef Skrdlik for Mongabay.

Guinea-Bissau’s transitional government bans fish meal production

Josef Skrdlik 2 Mar 2026
Canoes stationed by Bountiya, a fishmeal industrial zone in Nouadhibou, with industrial purse seiners, including the Turkish-flagged Cinar Kardesler.

Mauritania’s fishmeal fever ends as government tightens regulation

Josef Skrdlik, Oliver Dunn 13 Jan 2026
Baby bonga shad (Ethmalosa fimbriata).

As catches fall, Sierra Leone’s artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices

Josef Skrdlik 27 May 2024

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Residents at Paraíso Grande riverine community, located 30 minutes by fast boat from the city of Humaitá, say the risk of accidents with big convoys increases during the Madeira River’s high-water season, when its banks are flooded.. Image by Karla Mendes/Mongabay.
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