Sara Manisera - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

I'm an independent multimedia journalist working in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. My work focuses on women, civil society, environment, human rights and conflicts. My works have been published on: Al Jazeera, Vicenews, Middle East Eye, Al Monitor, CNN Antony Bourdain, Slate, Roads&Kingdoms, The National, Lookout News, Open migration, The New Arab, The Nation, CSmonitor, Deutsche Welle, La Stampa, International, Panorama, il Venerdì, D La Repubblica, Altreconomia, Syria Deeply, RSI news, Zenith, Millennium FQ, Diari Journada, Jesus, Confronti, Lifegate.

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Total articles 61

• The case against a carbon credit farm in Madagascar

  By Sara Manisera, Daniela Sala, Andrianaivomanana Lova| Farmlandgrab@ New Lines Magazine | 24 March 2025The case against a carbon credit farm in Madagascarby Sara Manisera, Daniela Sala and Andrianaivomanana LovaDuring the dry season on the Ihorombe Plateau in southern Madagascar, a cool wind sweeps unceasingly, rustling through the golden stalks of parched grass. In Malagasy, the name “Ihorombe” is derived from a combination of two words: “horo” (a native grazing grass) and “ombe” (zebu cattle).

  By Sara Manisera, Daniela Sala, Andrianaivomanana Lova · Farmlandgrab

  Mar. 26, 2025

• ‘Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn’: the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas

  By Sara Manisera, Costa Rica| The Guardian Verified For more than 20 years, Lidieth Gomez’s days have been punctuated by the hum of crop-spraying planes. At dawn and dusk, the skies over Matina, capital of Limón province on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, are filled with aircraft spraying a viscous rain of agrochemicals on to banana plantations. The endless green sea of banana fields surrounding Gomez’s spartan wooden home belongs to Limofrut, part of Grupo Acón, one of the main players in Costa Rica’s banana and pineapple export industry.

  By Sara Manisera, Costa Rica · The Guardian

  Sep. 17, 2024

• The Case Against a Carbon Credit Farm in Madagascar

  By Sara Manisera| New Lines Magazine Verified During the dry season on the Ihorombe Plateau in southern Madagascar, a cool wind sweeps unceasingly, rustling through the golden stalks of parched grass. In Malagasy, the name “Ihorombe” is derived from a combination of two words: “horo” (a native grazing grass) and “ombe” (zebu cattle).

  By Sara Manisera · New Lines Magazine

  Mar. 24, 2025

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