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Nearly 68 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa, Says Bloc [1]

"About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
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Environmental Health [5]
Food [6]
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Public [9]
Africa [10]
Source: Reuters [11], 08/20/2024

The Battle To Protect Congo’s Vast Peatlands [12]

The Congo Basin is home to the biggest network of tropical peatlands in the world, a vast carbon storehouse central to combating the challenge of climate change. A team of reporters made the journey to this little-covered region and returned with an award-winning feature that told the tale not just of the peatlands, but of the people that protect it. The latest Inside Story Q&A.

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Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Forests [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [18]
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International [19]
Africa [10]
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WHO Declares New Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Health Emergency [20]

"The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Health [5]
Wildlife [22]
Public [9]
International [19]
Africa [10]
Source: AP [23], 08/16/2024
September 2, 2024

DEADLINE: EJN Mediterranean Media Initiative Story Grants [24]

Earth Journalism Network is offering grants of up to 1,000 Euros to support the production of in-depth stories covering current and emerging marine issues in the Mediterranean, including governance problems exacerbating these crises. Apply by Sep 2, 2024.

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Fish & Fisheries [26]
Journalism & Media [17]
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International [19]
Africa [10]
Europe [27]
August 15, 2024

DEADLINE: EJN Virtual Reporting Fellowships to the UNCBD (COP16) and UNFCCC (COP29) [28]

Earth Journalism Network is offering two virtual fellowship opportunities for early-career environmental journalists, or reporters who would like to improve their understanding of the UNFCCC and UNCBD negotiations process and related issues, to enable them to cover these conferences remotely for their outlets. Apply by Aug 15, 2024.

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International [19]
Mexico [31]
Africa [10]
Asia [32]
Central America & the Caribbean [33]
Europe [27]
South America [34]

"Sudan's Famine-Stricken Zamzam Camp Hit By Devastating Floods" [35]

"A famine-stricken camp in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region is facing a significant new influx of displaced people while floods threaten to contaminate water and sanitation facilities, according to satellite imagery published on Friday."

Climate Change [3]
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People & Population [18]
Pollution [36]
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Public [9]
Africa [10]
Source: Reuters [38], 08/06/2024
July 29, 2024

DEADLINE: GLF Africa Photography Awards [39]

Global Landscapes Forum invites photographers (professional or amateur) to submit their best shots of tropical forests, grasslands, drylands, peatlands, wetlands, the ocean and coasts, and African livelihoods. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 29, 2024. 

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"DR Congo Conflict Fuels Forest Loss" [40]

"Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal, a product of deforestation that an ongoing conflict has pushed to unprecedented levels, the United Nations says."

Climate Change [3]
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Environmental Health [5]
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Natural Resources [7]
Public [9]
Africa [10]
Source: Reuters [41], 07/18/2024

Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet [42]

“Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places,” a new work by investigative journalist Christopher Pollon, offers a sweeping global view of how the mining industry profits, despite causing vast environmental losses and failing to acknowledge Indigenous ownership or rights to the land it mines. BookShelf’s Melody Kemp lauds Pollon’s searing observations and investigations. Read her review.

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Fish & Fisheries [26]
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Natural Resources [7]
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September 1, 2024

DEADLINE: Climate Change and Labour Film Grant [50]

The Pulitzer Center, the Financial Times and One World Media seek an experienced filmmaker who wants to explore, through a short documentary, how climate change is affecting lives and work in the global south. Receive funding, commission, global promotion, mentoring and more. Deadline is Sep 1, 2024.

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