Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill

The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and …

Mauritius oil spill: Potential government failures should be investigated

The government was well aware of the risk. Since the 1990s, Mauritius has received substantial capacity-building assistance to prevent an oil …

Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it

The recent Beirut tragedy — a deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate in long-term port storage — and now this Mauritius incident raise …

With leaking ship breaking apart, Mauritius heading for ‘catastrophe’

When it breaks, the MV Wakashio could leak 2,500 tonnes more, of oil into the ocean

Oil spill could devastate Mauritius’ coral reefs, say experts

They also call for more coverage of oil spills in India

‘Dead’ coral reefs as important as ‘live’ ones, shows new study

‘Dead’ coral reefs support ‘cryptic’ animals — including fishes, snails, tiny crabs and worms — who hide …