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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Three new species of chameleons emerge from centuries-old entanglement

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Mar 2020

Madagascar off pace to meet Aichi targets, which is bad news for the world

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Mar 2020

Marginalized voices from resource conflicts enter the mainstream via video

Malavika Vyawahare 28 Feb 2020

Raze here, save there: Do biodiversity offsets work for people or ecosystems?

Malavika Vyawahare 28 Feb 2020

China beefs up wildlife trade ban as COVID-19 outbreak intensifies

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Feb 2020

Illegal pangolin trade may have played a part in coronavirus outbreak

Malavika Vyawahare 13 Feb 2020

Beaked whales’ stealth behavior gives clues to mystery of mass stranding

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Feb 2020

Iridescence helps these ‘living jewels’ hide in plain sight

Malavika Vyawahare 24 Jan 2020

Madagascar launches massive planting drive, eyes 60 million trees

Malavika Vyawahare, Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy 21 Jan 2020

Polly share a cracker: Study finds grey parrots are good Samaritans

Malavika Vyawahare 9 Jan 2020

Concerns about radioactive contamination dog Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine

Malavika Vyawahare 31 Dec 2019

‘Tainted timber’ from Myanmar widely used in yachts seized in the Netherlands

Malavika Vyawahare 25 Dec 2019

Encoded in the genes: Scientists devise a ‘lifespan clock’ for vertebrates

Malavika Vyawahare 12 Dec 2019

Do birds try to shout down airplanes? The evidence suggests they do

Malavika Vyawahare 9 Dec 2019

Tree-planting programs turn to tech solutions to track effectiveness

Malavika Vyawahare 22 Nov 2019

Madagascar’s bold reforestation goal lacks a coherent plan, experts say

Malavika Vyawahare 22 Nov 2019

Madagascar regulator under scrutiny in breach at Rio Tinto-controlled mine

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Nov 2019

Madagascar suspends activities at controversial Base Toliara mine

Malavika Vyawahare 8 Nov 2019

Carbon emissions from loss of intact tropical forest a ‘ticking time bomb’

Malavika Vyawahare 31 Oct 2019

A ‘sly’ species of leaf-tailed gecko uncovered from Madagascar

Malavika Vyawahare 23 Oct 2019

Madagascar calls for assistance as fires imperil its protected areas

Malavika Vyawahare 11 Oct 2019

CITES appeals to countries to watch out for trafficked Malagasy rosewood

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Oct 2019

Top Madagascar beer maker supports investigation into its corn supply chain

Malavika Vyawahare 27 Sep 2019

Loss of Madagascar’s biodiversity is a loss for Earth, Pope says

Malavika Vyawahare 9 Sep 2019

Madagascar no longer insisting on selling its seized rosewood, for now

Malavika Vyawahare 30 Aug 2019

Meet the first gene-edited reptile: An albino lizard

Malavika Vyawahare 28 Aug 2019
Rainforest at Tampolo on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. Image by Rhett A. Butler.

We are planting trees everywhere: Q&A with Madagascar’s environment minister

Malavika Vyawahare 17 Jul 2019

Are plants conscious? The debate rages on

Malavika Vyawahare 9 Jul 2019

Food choice leaves some lemurs more vulnerable to loss of forest habitat

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Jun 2019

Science community rallies support to save Madagascar’s natural riches

Malavika Vyawahare 24 Jun 2019
Dredged ilmenite-rich sand awaits processing outside QMM's Tolagnaro plant in southeastern Madagascar. Image by Rowan Moore Gerety for Mongabay.

The mine that promised to protect the environment: A cautionary tale

Malavika Vyawahare 21 Jun 2019

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast in recent years, study shows

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Jun 2019

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