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October 21, 2021

How To Cover Agroecology [1]

Mongabay is hosting a webinar on ways to cover agroecology — an agricultural practice and climate solution drawing upon traditional and Indigenous knowledge, and which Mongabay is seeking pitches for — from interesting trends to compelling story angles and more with a panel of three experts. 6:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Diversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Planning & Growth [8]

#SEJSpotlight: Valerie Vande Panne, Managing Editor, Native News Online [9]

#SEJSpotlight graphic for Valerie Vande Panne

 

Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Two Communities, Two Hazards and the Two Award-Winners Reporting Them [10]

Two outstanding features — one on air pollution from a local coke plant in Pennsylvania, another on deaths from a shellfish toxin in Alaska, and both focused on public health, neglected communities and environmental justice — are the subject of the new Inside Story Q&A. Society of Environmental Journalists’ award-winners Nancy Averett and Zoya Teirstein share their reporting insights and advice.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [12]
Climate Change [13]
Diversity [6]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Studies [17]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Food [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [22]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [25]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
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Public [3]
September 22, 2021

NYC Climate Week: Protecting 80% of the Amazonia by 2025 [28]

As the Amazon rainforest is in danger of flipping toward a savanna due to extractive activities, this webinar brings together Indigenous leaders with researchers from the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network to present evidence-based solutions and a global call to action. 2-3:30 p.m ET.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [29]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [30]
Diversity [6]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Forests [32]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [24]

Canadian Miner Looms Large As Nauru Expedites Key Deep-Sea Mining Rules [34]

"Nauru, which sponsors a company to mine the seabed for minerals in ungoverned waters, has triggered a rule with the International Seabed Authority that requires it to allow seabed mining in two years, regardless of whether regulations have been written."

Diversity [6]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [3]
International [36]
Source: Mongabay [37], 07/28/2021

"First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service" [38]

"Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history."

Diversity [6]
Environmental Politics [39]
Forests [32]
Government [40]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [41], 06/30/2021

#SEJSpotlight: Debra Krol, Indigenous Affairs Reporter, Arizona Republic [42]

#SEJSpotlight graphic for Debra Krol

 

Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Reconciling the Divide — How To Report Environment and Religion Together [43]

New thinking and narratives are needed to solve complex environmental challenges like the climate crisis. But for journalists, the ongoing split between religion and environment beats hampers that effort. It’s a reality environmental journalist Meera Subramanian knows from conversations at her own kitchen table. So she helped organize a recent Society of Environmental Journalists’ webinar to explore closing the gap.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [44]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Diversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [45]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [25]
International [36]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
June 10, 2021

Authentic Authorship: Understanding Indigenous Claims and Connections [46]

The Native American Journalists Association will host this virtual roundtable intended to help non-Indigenous editors and producers understand the nuance and complexity of Indigenous connections to better examine Indigenous claims by sources and authors. 5 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [21]
May 8, 2023

DEADLINE: The Everyday Projects Grant [47]

In a new effort to help provide support to photojournalists from diverse backgrounds as they develop their craft, The Everyday Projects will award two $6,000 grants to photographers to work on a long-term project in their community. Deadline: May 8, 2023.

Awards and Grants [48]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
International [36]
Africa [49]

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