Mayotte is an exotic and diverse destination that combines stunning marine landscapes, ... Koungou, known for its nearby beaches; and Bandrele, a key point for exploring local nature.

Mayotte is a small, sea-horse shaped archipelago--a green and wild rock encircled by one of the world’s largest closed lagoons--located in the Gulf of Mozambique, halfway between Madagascar and ...

Mayotte’s nature had been so sublime I even forgave the locals for murdering the shellfish of these seas with their rather sweet vanilla sauce. Travel essentials. Getting there.

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more. Tom ...

Ravaged forest threatens Mayotte's biodiversity, economy and food security. In the wake of Cyclone Chido, the worst natural disaster to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years, Mayotte's ...

Their study published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. ... Mayotte is one of four volcanic islands in its archipelago and home to about 260,000 people, according to the study.

In 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimated that 6.7 percent of Mayotte's woodland had been cleared between 2011 and 2016, a deforestation proportion comparable to that ...

The volcano (not visible in this image) emerged near Mayotte Island (pictured), located between East Africa and Magagascar. International Space Station via Wikicommons under Public Domain In 2018 ...