Richa Syal

Richa Syal is an investigative journalist based in the United Arab Emirates covering environmental crime and exploitation. Her reporting has been published by The Guardian, The Associated Press, National Geographic, Middle East Eye, The Globe & Mail, Mongabay and others.

Her past work has won awards covering corruption in fisheries, smuggling routes of the illegal wildlife trade, failed tree conservation initiatives, and desert oil pollution.

Richa is also a seasoned web-developer and data journalist, with a focus on OSINT. She previously worked with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and with The Globe & Mail.