Malavika Vyawahare

Malavika Vyawahare

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Africa staff reporter, international news. Formerly science and environment reporter at Hindustan Times, India. Columbia Journalism School Alum. Words in The New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera and Scientific American.

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An Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). These long-lived tortoises are found on both Assomption island and the neighboring island of Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Image courtesy of Celina Chien/ Overstories.

Green groups oppose Qatari luxury resort near pristine world heritage site

Malavika Vyawahare 3 Jun 2025

UK signs deal handing over Chagos to Mauritius, but tensions remain

Malavika Vyawahare 30 May 2025
Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) is endemic to Madagascar. Image courtesy of Matthias Markolf.

Top 25 most threatened primates highlighted in new report urging action

Malavika Vyawahare 8 May 2025
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Image courtesy of Iris Ziegler.

Tuna talks bring wins for Indian Ocean sharks, but more needed, experts say

Malavika Vyawahare 1 May 2025
In Port Victoria Seychelles, a stevedore prepares tuna to be lifted off of a vessel via net and crane. Image by UN Women/Ryan Brown (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Seychelles becomes first country to comply with fisheries transparency standard

Malavika Vyawahare 14 Apr 2025
Mothers and children wait in Changanine community (Chibuto District), Mozambique to collect their seeds from the Red Cross. The community has been hit very hard by the current drought, many have lost their crops and locals have to walk up to five kilometres to dig for water. Image by Aurélie Marrier d'Unienville / IFRC via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Breast milk contamination exposes Africa’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Mar 2025
Blue and gold fusilier fish above a seagrass meadow, Desroches Atoll, Seychelles. Image courtesy of Seychelles Seagrass Mapping and Carbon Assessment project.

From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map

Malavika Vyawahare 4 Mar 2025
Estelle Mariam from Daraina, 27, mother of two, pans soils in the dried up riverbank in Andranotsimaty. Image by Rivonala Razafison/Mongabay.

Chanel wanted ‘responsible’ gold. It turned to a protected area in Madagascar

Malavika Vyawahare, Rivonala Razafison 21 Feb 2025

Nigerian president’s bid to resume oil drilling in Ogoniland a ‘betrayal,’ groups say

Malavika Vyawahare 3 Feb 2025
New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin

New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin

Malavika Vyawahare 21 Jan 2025

‘Nightmare’ fire threatens iconic Madagascar national park

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Jan 2025

Mauritius reopens talks with U.K. on controversial Chagos deal

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Dec 2024
Photograph of the Itombwe owl captured by Tom Butynski and colleagues in 1996. Image Courtesy of Tom Butynski.

The Itombwe owl: Two birds and an identity crisis

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Sep 2024
A man standing amidst mining pits raises a pickaxe; his companion directs dirty water from a hose towards his feet. Image by Élodie Toto for Mongabay.

Ghana hollows out forests and green protections to advance mining interests

Malavika Vyawahare 28 Aug 2024

Trophy hunting of Amboseli’s super-tuskers in Tanzania sparks outrage, calls for a ban

Malavika Vyawahare 22 Jul 2024

Protected areas benefit nature & people, study says — with caveats

Malavika Vyawahare 2 Jul 2024

Study: Female chimps that don’t leave their birth groups can still avoid inbreeding

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Jun 2024
Joseph Kirimbwa, a coffee farmer in Uganda and a member of a Nespresso program that hires and manages coffee plantations in Africa.

With an eye on EU’s new rules, scientists test ways to capture Africa’s forest loss

Malavika Vyawahare 11 Jun 2024
Secretarybirds build their nests high in flat-topped acacia trees to avoid land-bound predators.

Scientists warn of ‘extinction crisis’ stalking Africa’s raptors

Malavika Vyawahare 29 Jan 2024
Bonobos and chimps recall friends and family even after years apart: Study

Bonobos and chimps recall friends and family even after years apart: Study

Malavika Vyawahare 15 Jan 2024
At a mining site in Uis, Namibia.

Report: Rush for ‘clean energy’ minerals in Africa risks repeating harmful extractivist model

Malavika Vyawahare 29 Dec 2023

Where do illegal lion parts come from? A new tool offers answers

Malavika Vyawahare 13 Dec 2023
Women in Kodalpalli village in Odisha's Nayagarh district take the lead in forest management and patrols.

Can India’s Forest Rights Act deliver? Odisha state is trying to find out

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Nov 2023
A herd of wild elephants in Thailand.

How wild elephants solve puzzles may help humans resolve wildlife conflicts

Malavika Vyawahare 31 Oct 2023
A mountain gorilla encountered during a gorilla tourism trek in Uganda.

Gorilla permit fraud dents community-led conservation efforts in Uganda

Malavika Vyawahare, Nangayi Guyson 27 Oct 2023
Moreangels Mbizah, founder of Wildlife Conservation Action, speaking during Fellows Session at TED Talks 2019: Bigger Than Us in Canada.

African NGOs seek more funds, trust, and autonomy in global partnerships

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Oct 2023

Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

Malavika Vyawahare 14 Sep 2023

Can land titles save Madagascar’s embattled biodiversity and people?

Malavika Vyawahare 14 Aug 2023

Green gains: Localized efforts leave a mark, notably in drier areas, study shows

Malavika Vyawahare 24 Jul 2023
Sanga cattle on Zambezi River bank.

Even community stewardship can’t save rangeland beset by legacy of misrule

Malavika Vyawahare 21 Jul 2023
The Txori Argi fishing trawler in port.

West African fishers strike for fair wages and ‘respect’ on EU-owned vessels

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Jul 2023

Nearly 30% of all tree cover in Africa may be outside of forests, study says

Malavika Vyawahare 2 Jun 2023

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