Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/malawi/ Environmental science and conservation news Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:43:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Malawi environmental news https://news.mongabay.com/list/malawi/ 32 32 Scientists clone Southern Africa’s wild fruit trees as forests disappear https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-clone-southern-africas-wild-fruit-trees-as-forests-disappear/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-clone-southern-africas-wild-fruit-trees-as-forests-disappear/#respond 25 Sep 2026 15:56:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=330841 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-clone-southern-africas-wild-fruit-trees-as-forests-disappear/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-330841 Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326364 Malawi agroecologists see opportunity in Gulf fertilizer supply disruption https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/malawi-agroecologists-see-opportunity-in-gulf-fertilizer-supply-disruption/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/malawi-agroecologists-see-opportunity-in-gulf-fertilizer-supply-disruption/#respond 03 Jul 2026 14:04:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322462 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/malawi-agroecologists-see-opportunity-in-gulf-fertilizer-supply-disruption/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322462 Three years after Cyclone Freddy, farms remain under water in Malawi’s Elephant Marsh https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/three-years-after-cyclone-freddy-farms-remain-under-water-in-malawis-elephant-marsh/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/three-years-after-cyclone-freddy-farms-remain-under-water-in-malawis-elephant-marsh/#respond 26 Jun 2026 10:39:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321815 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/three-years-after-cyclone-freddy-farms-remain-under-water-in-malawis-elephant-marsh/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321815 Malawi’s Elephant Marsh: The challenge of protecting a wetland that sustains thousands https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/malawis-elephant-marsh-the-challenge-of-protecting-a-wetland-that-sustains-thousands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/malawis-elephant-marsh-the-challenge-of-protecting-a-wetland-that-sustains-thousands/#respond 08 Jun 2026 07:54:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320638 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/malawis-elephant-marsh-the-challenge-of-protecting-a-wetland-that-sustains-thousands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320638 In Malawi, one woman’s farm shows what’s possible with land and support https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-malawi-one-womans-farm-shows-whats-possible-with-land-and-support/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-malawi-one-womans-farm-shows-whats-possible-with-land-and-support/#respond 04 Jun 2026 11:34:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320577 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-malawi-one-womans-farm-shows-whats-possible-with-land-and-support/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320577 Malawi government suspends coal miner’s license over river pollution https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/malawi-government-suspends-coal-miners-license-over-river-pollution/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/malawi-government-suspends-coal-miners-license-over-river-pollution/#respond 20 Apr 2026 11:20:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317771 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/malawi-government-suspends-coal-miners-license-over-river-pollution/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317771 In Malawi, farmers rebuild soil and livelihoods through agroecology https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/in-malawi-farmers-rebuild-soil-and-livelihoods-through-agroecology/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/in-malawi-farmers-rebuild-soil-and-livelihoods-through-agroecology/#respond 09 Mar 2026 17:03:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315323 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/in-malawi-farmers-rebuild-soil-and-livelihoods-through-agroecology/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315323 Malawi’s solar boom is leaving a toxic legacy of lead waste https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/malawis-solar-boom-is-leaving-a-toxic-legacy-of-lead-waste/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/malawis-solar-boom-is-leaving-a-toxic-legacy-of-lead-waste/#respond 20 Feb 2026 09:03:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314494 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/malawis-solar-boom-is-leaving-a-toxic-legacy-of-lead-waste/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314494 ‘A big no’: Opposition grows to proposed mine in Malawi’s newest UNESCO site https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/a-big-no-opposition-grows-to-proposed-mine-in-malawis-newest-unesco-site/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/a-big-no-opposition-grows-to-proposed-mine-in-malawis-newest-unesco-site/#respond 04 Nov 2025 23:08:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308825 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/a-big-no-opposition-grows-to-proposed-mine-in-malawis-newest-unesco-site/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308825 In Malawi, a rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-malawi-a-rural-community-shines-bright-with-100-solar-power-milestone/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-malawi-a-rural-community-shines-bright-with-100-solar-power-milestone/#respond 30 Oct 2025 12:04:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308571 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-malawi-a-rural-community-shines-bright-with-100-solar-power-milestone/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308571 Local divers pick away at Lake Malawi’s underwater garbage problem https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/local-divers-pick-away-at-lake-malawis-underwater-garbage-problem/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/local-divers-pick-away-at-lake-malawis-underwater-garbage-problem/#respond 14 Oct 2025 16:07:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=307565 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/local-divers-pick-away-at-lake-malawis-underwater-garbage-problem/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-307565 Growing trees on farms boosts nutrition in rural Malawi https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/growing-trees-on-farms-boosts-nutrition-in-rural-malawi/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/growing-trees-on-farms-boosts-nutrition-in-rural-malawi/#respond 17 Sep 2025 13:19:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=306090 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/growing-trees-on-farms-boosts-nutrition-in-rural-malawi/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-306090 Open burning of plastic is an escalating public health threat, say experts https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/open-burning-of-plastic-is-an-escalating-public-health-threat-say-experts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/open-burning-of-plastic-is-an-escalating-public-health-threat-say-experts/#respond 17 Jul 2025 16:19:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=302653 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/open-burning-of-plastic-is-an-escalating-public-health-threat-say-experts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-302653 High-profile wildlife trafficking case tests Malawi’s conservation commitment https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/high-profile-wildlife-trafficking-case-tests-malawis-conservation-commitment/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/high-profile-wildlife-trafficking-case-tests-malawis-conservation-commitment/#respond 10 Jun 2025 11:23:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=300485 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/high-profile-wildlife-trafficking-case-tests-malawis-conservation-commitment/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-300485 Wildlife crime crackdown in jeopardy worldwide after US funding cuts https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-crime-crackdown-in-jeopardy-worldwide-after-us-funding-cuts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-crime-crackdown-in-jeopardy-worldwide-after-us-funding-cuts/#respond 22 May 2025 01:51:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=299424 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-crime-crackdown-in-jeopardy-worldwide-after-us-funding-cuts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-299424 Fish-tracking robot aims to make fishing more sustainable in developing nations https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/fish-tracking-robot-aims-to-revolutionize-fishing-sustainability-in-developing-nations/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/fish-tracking-robot-aims-to-revolutionize-fishing-sustainability-in-developing-nations/#respond 20 Mar 2025 17:21:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=296153 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/fish-tracking-robot-aims-to-revolutionize-fishing-sustainability-in-developing-nations/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-296153 In Malawi reserve, contraceptives help balance lion and prey populations https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/in-malawi-reserve-contraceptives-help-balance-lion-and-prey-populations/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/in-malawi-reserve-contraceptives-help-balance-lion-and-prey-populations/#respond 19 Mar 2025 16:26:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=296087 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/in-malawi-reserve-contraceptives-help-balance-lion-and-prey-populations/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-296087 Reforesting Malawi’s ‘Island in the Sky’ to save its vanishing woodlands https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/reforesting-malawis-island-in-the-sky-to-save-its-vanishing-woodlands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/reforesting-malawis-island-in-the-sky-to-save-its-vanishing-woodlands/#respond 28 Feb 2025 00:14:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=295133 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/reforesting-malawis-island-in-the-sky-to-save-its-vanishing-woodlands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-295133 Do cheetahs scavenge? Yes, research says, but also not really https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/do-cheetahs-scavenge-yes-research-says-but-also-not-really/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/do-cheetahs-scavenge-yes-research-says-but-also-not-really/#respond 24 Jan 2025 20:13:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=293378 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/do-cheetahs-scavenge-yes-research-says-but-also-not-really/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-293378 How a lineage of chiefs built a thriving fish oasis in Lake Malawi https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/how-a-lineage-of-chiefs-built-a-thriving-fish-oasis-in-lake-malawi/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/how-a-lineage-of-chiefs-built-a-thriving-fish-oasis-in-lake-malawi/#respond 04 Nov 2024 08:00:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=289572 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/how-a-lineage-of-chiefs-built-a-thriving-fish-oasis-in-lake-malawi/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-289572 Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/coffee-agroforestry-holds-promise-for-smallholder-growers-in-malawi/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/coffee-agroforestry-holds-promise-for-smallholder-growers-in-malawi/#respond 07 Oct 2024 12:00:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=288199 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/coffee-agroforestry-holds-promise-for-smallholder-growers-in-malawi/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-288199 Global ‘Slow Food’ movement embraces agroecology (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/global-slow-food-movement-embraces-and-advances-agroecology-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/global-slow-food-movement-embraces-and-advances-agroecology-commentary/#respond 24 Sep 2024 19:06:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=287783 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/global-slow-food-movement-embraces-and-advances-agroecology-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-287783 Meet the Miombo, the largest forest 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prioritize clean & community-led energy projects (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/multilateral-development-banks-must-prioritize-clean-community-led-energy-projects-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/multilateral-development-banks-must-prioritize-clean-community-led-energy-projects-commentary/#respond 01 May 2024 18:25:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=281627 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/multilateral-development-banks-must-prioritize-clean-community-led-energy-projects-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-281627 Malawi police arrest elephant poachers in Kasungu National Park https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/malawi-police-arrest-elephant-poachers-in-kasungu-national-park/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/malawi-police-arrest-elephant-poachers-in-kasungu-national-park/#respond 18 Apr 2024 16:31:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=281107 Mongabay]]> 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Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/africas-land-and-forest-restoration-initiative-gathers-pace-in-malawi/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-269493 Australian niobium mining project instills 16 years of anxiety for Malawi communities https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/australian-niobium-mining-project-instills-16-years-of-anxiety-for-malawi-communities/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/australian-niobium-mining-project-instills-16-years-of-anxiety-for-malawi-communities/#respond 18 Jan 2023 10:59:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=264677 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/australian-niobium-mining-project-instills-16-years-of-anxiety-for-malawi-communities/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-264677 Forests & Finance: From logging in Cameroon to cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/forests-finance-from-logging-in-cameroon-to-cocoa-in-cote-divoire/ 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