"Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research. A global survey of more than 740 reporters and editors from 102 countries found that 39% of those threatened “sometimes” or “frequently” were […]
"The Dom Phillips Institute was launched on June 2, in honor of the British journalist who was murdered in Vale do Javari, in the Brazilian Amazon, in June 2022, together with Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira. Several UN bodies called for investigating the crime and combating illegal actions on Indigenous lands. [...] According to Alessandra […]
"The Pulitzer Center is opening a new call for rainforest grant applications. We invite journalists, editors, and independent media organizations to submit proposals on Innovative Reporting: Mapping Transparency and Governance on Rainforest Issues. During this historic election year around the globe, it’s important to take note of how these events may impact the world’s vital rainforests. […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in partnership with the International Federation for Journalists (IFJ) are carrying out a survey as part of a study of the safety of environmental journalists. Some of the goals of the study are to map the breadth of the problem internationally, as well to assess the […]
“Covering Climate Now invites journalists everywhere to submit work for the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards, presented with the Columbia Journalism Review. Now in its fourth year, the CCNow Awards program has become an industry standard for excellence. Last year, the awards team received nearly 1,100 entries, from 29 countries on six continents. Winners […]
"The Second Amazonian Summit on Journalism and Climate Change, the most important event in the field of environmental journalism in the country, will be held June 14-16 in [the city of] Puyo [Ecuador]. This edition will be attended by 46 experts and specialists —national and international— from different academic, scientific, journalistic and environmental activist fields. […]
"Google News Initiative is seeking Brazilian newsrooms specializing in science and the environment for its newly launched Sustainability Lab. The program will support 20 media organizations through training on seven core areas: data and audience; monetization; startups and entrepreneurship; YouTube and video; product; audience monetization; and content. Eligible organizations should have between two to 100 […]
"The climate crisis, the accelerated loss of forests, the threats against Indigenous communities that protect diverse ecosystems and the overexploitation of the seas are some of the major issues that need to be covered with urgency and continuity. However, young journalists interested in tackling these issues in Latin America find it difficult to find a […]
"The Pulitzer Center has opened its call for applications to the Rainforest Investigations Network Fellowships. In its second year, the network will select a new cohort of journalists to receive financial and editorial support to investigate the most pressing issues driving deforestation in the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia. ... December 15, 2021, is […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes alarming data about journalists who work in environmental topics: at least ten of them have been killed and more than 50 violations of freedom of the press related to this topic have been registered in less than five years in the world." Read original article (Spanish)
"On Sept. 5, during the Lima International Book Fair (FIL 2020), OjoPúblico will present 'Poderes Fácticos: historias urgentes en tiempos de crisis' (De Facto Powers: Urgent Stories in Times of Crisis), a printed collection of the main investigations published in the first five years of our outlet's existence. ... The publication was edited by OjoPúblico's […]