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Eating (and Reporting) My Way Through the Foods of the Rainforest [1]

Conserving crop diversity is a key to maintaining global food security, especially in the face of climate change. To understand those efforts, Portland, Ore.-based freelancer Virginia Gewin traveled to South America, supported by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists, to find out how Peruvian chefs and Amazon dwellers hope to save the rainforest by sharing native and wild foods.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [10]
Forests [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Region: 
International [16]
South America [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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U.N. Summit Lays the Table for Environmental Reporting on Food Systems [19]

After an 18-month buildup, a one-day U.N. Food Systems Summit earlier this fall generated hundreds of commitments to end global hunger and a dizzying array of alliances dedicated to the cause. Despite controversies surrounding the summit, this groundbreaking event highlighted opportunities for reporting on food and food systems. Award-winning agriculture journalist Chris Clayton shares his insights.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [23]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [10]
Government [26]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Waste [33]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [34]
California [35]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
International [16]
Canada [38]
Africa [39]
Europe [40]
Middle East [41]
South America [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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Nevada Rancher Cites ‘Shroud Of Secrecy’ At Lithium Mine Near Oregon [42]

"A Nevada rancher suing to block construction of the largest lithium mine in the U.S. says the government’s environmental assessment of the project relies on a baseline set by a consultant for the mining company with a conflict of interest that trivializes potential harm to water resources and wildlife near the Oregon line."

Chemicals [21]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Source: AP [44], 11/01/2021
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"Biden Admin To Require New Climate Analysis Before Oil Leasing" [45]

"The Biden administration today [Friday] said it will consider the contribution to greenhouse gas emissions made by oil and gas produced on public lands before selling federal drilling rights."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: E&E News [46], 11/01/2021
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"‘Last, Best Hope:’ Leaders Launch Crucial UN Climate Summit" [47]

"GLASGOW, Scotland — A crucial U.N. climate summit opened Sunday amid papal appeals for prayers and activists’ demands for action, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries aimed at slowing intensifying global warming and adapting to the climate damage already underway."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [18]
International [16]
Source: AP [48], 11/01/2021
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November 19, 2021

Offshore Wind Energy on California’s Central Coast: What You Need to Know [49]

The federal government wants to open 399 square miles of the Pacific Ocean along California’s Central Coast to floating offshore wind turbine development. The (San Luis Obispo) Tribune will hold a Live Q&A with a panel of experts to discuss this issue. 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET.

News Events & Press Conferences [50]
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Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [51]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [52]
Region: 
California [35]
November 11, 2021 to November 13, 2021

Between Worlds: Emergence in an Emergency [53]

The Bioneers 2021 virtual conference features best-selling authors, MacArthur "geniuses," Goldman Prize recipients and others to discuss connections and projects drawing on Indigenous and nature-based knowledge to bridge the space between the world as it is, and what it could be. Also included: interactive sessions. 

Other Events [54]
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Public [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [6]
Diversity [55]
Environmental Health [25]
Forests [11]
Infrastructure [51]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [56]
Technology [32]

Indigenous Leaders Push Land Tenure Rights As Climate Solution At COP26 [57]

"Indigenous leaders from around the world will join government officials, scientists, activists, and NGO representatives at the U.N. climate summit in Scotland to highlight the role of Indigenous peoples in providing climate mitigation and adaptation solutions."

Climate Change [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [18]
International [16]
Source: Mongabay [58], 10/28/2021
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Climate Change at Core of Beat Reporters’ Award-Winning Coverage [59]

Beat reporters Hal Bernton and Mark Kaufman both found the dramatic changes wrought by climate change to be at the center of their coverage — as their work was elevated to prize-winning heights. Bernton, covering climate impacts in northwestern Alaska at a large newspaper, and Kaufman, covering CO2 globally for a digital platform, talk about the lessons of their recent beat coverage with SEJournal’s Inside Story.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [60]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [29]
Water & Oceans [52]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [34]
Alaska and Hawaii [62]
International [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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"Navajo Nation Pushes For Radioactive Waste Remnants To Be Removed" [63]

"Navajo Nation continues to hold strong on its stance against radioactive waste being dumped near its lands, while also pushing for the waste to be removed completely."

Air [64]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [8]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [65]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [52]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Source New Mexico [66], 10/25/2021
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