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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 9h

📢 Media outlets in Thailand and Indonesia: EJN is offering €8,000 grants to support media programming initiatives that cover corporate greenwashing, climate action & innovation as an opportunity for growth, challenges enforcing ESG frameworks, and more. Apply by November 10: https://loom.ly/ku88IRM

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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 3d

🌡️ Missed our recent #AMA on covering extreme heat? Our panel of climate reporters and heat health experts shared insights on how journalists can bring more context, clarity and impact to their coverage of this urgent, under-reported issue. Watch the full recording:
https://loom.ly/ka9xVck

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 3d

🛠️ GIJN's Tips & Tools

• @bellingcat.com outlines strategies to monitor conflict amid misinformation.
• A @pulitzercenter.org webinar shares environmental story scraping tools.
• An @earthjournalism.bsky.social grant supports media coverage of environmental challenges.

https://twp.ai/9PXF2W

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 4d

#TBT 2018 Headlines: The Mintails liquidation left a R330m environmental mess; a case study in failed mine closure. Parliament probed the toxic legacy. Meanwhile, the Mabola judgement set new boundaries for protected areas.
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 6d

🔋That’s a wrap on our renewable energy workshop in Tamil Nadu, India! 13 local communicators and experts explored the state’s clean energy transition, plus how to use data for stronger climate coverage: https://loom.ly/WgpqpSg

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Federica Rossi @federicarossi.bsky.social · 7d

Il giorno della manifestazione per la Palestina è uscito questo mio articolo sull'impatto dell'acquacoltura. L'attenzione di tutto il mondo era sul altro.

Forse ha ancora senso sottolineare cos'è il colonialismo e genocidio

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www.editorialedomani.it/ambiente/acq...

Acquacoltura coloniale: i nostri allevamenti impoveriscono l’Africa

L’acquacoltura è il settore alimentare in maggior crescita al mondo e viene presentato come una soluzione all’insicurezza alimentare. In realtà ha effetti negativi diretti sull’ecosistema che la circo...

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 6d

Power of resilience: In our latest #PowerTracker investigation, we visisted Nomzamo informal settlement, where the community no longer relies on Eskom for its energy needs. Learn all about the project ➡️ bit.ly/3V14s3E
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 7d

📣 Calling all journalists, media orgs, and NGOs in the Western Balkans!

@earthjournalism.bsky.social's Western Balkans Environmental Media Grant 2025 is now open & includes €10,000 to support reporting on biodiversity, climate, & more.

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 30. https://twp.ai/9PX5GX

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 9d

This story is supported by @earthjournalism.bsky.social.

📹: Selena Liang/ 梁錫嵐
🎬: Aorui Pi/ 皮奧睿 (@aoruii.bsky.social)
📸: Alex Ip/葉清霖 (@alexip718.com)

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Rooftop Solar Power Is Struggling to Take Off in Hong Kong. What Went Wrong?

At the halfway point of the Feed-in Tariff program, Hong Kong’s solar energy production still lags behind most developed countries or regions.

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 7d

People power: In this #PowerTracker investigation, we explore how a rural Mpumalanga community responded to climate disaster, and took their survival into their own hands. Explore the full investigation here ➡️ bit.ly/3V14s3E
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People power: Off-grid communities light up - Oxpeckers

Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions for rural households left waiting in the dark by Eskom. Thabo Molelekwa investigates Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haffejee Energy ownership: In the…

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Md Ibrahim Khalilullah @journalibrahim.bsky.social · 10d

🌍 🌟 Heartfelt Thanks to @earthjournalism.bsky.social for the Feature!

I’m incredibly grateful to Earth Journalism Network for highlighting my recent achievement in your October newsletter!

🌟 Being recognized for my @coveringclimatenow.org Journalism Award 2025. 🏆

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 10d

In our investigation, 'People who own the sun', researcher Mareka Mokwatlo shared what socially owned renewable energy comprises, and how it works. You can read the investigation here: bit.ly/4odp4Tt
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 11d

📣Media organizations, journalist networks, civil society groups and academic institutions in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo: we're awarding a €10,000 grant to improve reporting on environmental threats in the region: https://loom.ly/lCReJyQ

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 12d

Earlier this year we visited the Selemela Solar Park, in North West province, to learn about how they're working to uplift the surrounding community. You can read the full investigation here: bit.ly/4mqSwVh
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 13d

This month, we're spotlighting grantee Krishna Adhikari, who reported from Palpa, Nepal, on amriso cultivation as both an environmental solution and a sustainable livelihood. Read Adhikari's story for @onlinekhabar.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/-amjRus

Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 14d

EJN and the @stanleycenter.org have awarded 12 talented journalists from Asia, Africa and Latin America fellowships to report from #COP30 in Belém, Brazil this November. Meet our #CCMP Fellows and learn more about the program: https://loom.ly/AePr2WE

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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 18d

Journalism does more than inform—it holds power to account. In 2021, grantee Ravichandrasarma Ramkumar investigated plans for large-scale sand mining on Sri Lanka’s Mannar Island. His story sparked parliament debate and pushed agencies toward transparency. Learn more: https://loom.ly/_wkBVb0

Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 19d

#EarthShorts is back—and we’re thrilled to introduce our 2025 Asia-Pacific cohort! Over the next six months, 20 talented journalists and content creators from South and Southeast Asia will produce engaging and accurate short-form videos on the biodiversity crisis. Stay tuned! https://loom.ly/7gqvAYM

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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 20d

Only 35% of commercial fish stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea are estimated to be sustainably fished—an alarming issue that’s too often overlooked in the media. Missed our recent webinar on covering IUU fishing in the region? Catch the full recording here: https://loom.ly/i7I8oGg

Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 21d

85% of Filipinos prefer watching news to reading it. To meet audiences where they are, GMA Integrated News—with EJN support—launched an innovative program of videos to boost public climate literacy. Check out their work and learn more about the project: https://loom.ly/9R1PruQ

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 25d

#TBT to 2015! Our journalists uncovered critical stories: from exposing missing rhino horns in Maputo & China's poaching syndicates, to SA's worst drought in 23 yrs & the R30bn "mess" of abandoned mines. Relive the investigations!
oxpeckers.org/investigations
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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · 27d

Blue Veins, Balkans Truths, our collaborative journalism project on threats to the region's shared waters, launches next month. Stay tuned! @ekolist.bsky.social @kallxo.com @rtcgme.bsky.social

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · Sep 11

Environmental red flags from 2014: "Mpumalanga’s ticking time-bomb" highlighted SA's worst water quality due to coal mining. "Dairy to dust" showed opencast mining destroying farmers' livelihoods in Mpumalanga. Explore further: oxpeckers.org/2014/03/toxic-tap-water
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Mpumalanga’s ticking time-bomb - Oxpeckers

Official tests have ranked Mpumalanga as the province with the worst water quality management, recording a score of 60,9% in 2012. Sydney Masinga tracked the best and worst performing municipalities: ...

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · Sep 10

The @earthjournalism.bsky.social's Environmental Investigative Journalism Programme funds cross-border teams investigating illegal or unregulated environmental issues linked to European interests, in Europe and beyond.

Learn more:

www.journalismfund.eu

Environmental Investigative Journalism | Journalismfund Europe

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Earth Journalism Network @earthjournalism.bsky.social · Sep 10

🎉 Huge congratulations to our media grantee Kantor Berita Indonesia, whose EJN-supported program, Planet Plate, won “Podcast Innovation of the Year” at the Radioinfo Asia Podcast Awards! Check it out: https://loom.ly/KQ8YQGQ