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February 14, 2025

DEADLINE: Fellowships To Attend the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference [1]

The conference, taking place Nov 20-24, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is offering fellowships (travel, lodging, meals, conference registration) to journalists from the Global South, and those from historically underrepresented groups, to participate in this biennial event. Deadline: Feb 14.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Public [3]
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Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Technology [6]
Region: 
International [7]
Asia [8]

"Cop16 Ends In Disarray And Indecision Despite Biodiversity Breakthroughs" [9]

"A global summit on halting the destruction of nature ended in disarray on Saturday, with some breakthroughs but key issues left unresolved."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Forests [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: Guardian [17], 11/04/2024
December 1, 2025

DEADLINE: Smithsonian Magazine's Annual Photo Contest [18]

This annual photo contest is open to photographers worldwide who are 18 years old or more. Categories include the natural world, travel, people, the American experience, artistic images and drone/aerial photos. Cash prizes. Deadline: Dec 1, 2025.

Awards and Grants [19]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [20]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [21]
Wildlife [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [22]
International [7]
November 14, 2024

Making Sustainable Seafood Choices Irresistible: Closing the Values-Action Gap [23]

This Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and GlobeScan webinar will draw on insights from the world’s largest seafood consumer survey, examining what drives the growing wave of eco-consciousness and explore why, despite their best intentions, consumers often struggle to follow through on sustainable choices. 10am PT / 1pm ET.

Other Events [24]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [25]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
International [7]
November 21, 2024

Mongabay Webinar: How to Cover RFMOs (Regional Fisheries Management Orgs) [27]

This webinar will focus on how journalists can cover regional fisheries management organizations, a group of over a dozen international bodies that manage fish stocks and fishing activity in the world's oceans. 12pm UTC // 7am EST.

Other Events [24]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Journalism & Media [5]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
International [7]

Small Fry — How to Tell Compelling Stories About Obscure Species [28]

Getting people excited about large, charismatic wildlife is easy, but tiny, little-known or less-than-lovable species can be a tough sell. Journalists Bethany Brookshire and Douglas Main on why it’s important to include oddball organisms in your reporting and how to get audiences engaged. Pro tip: Building curiosity and caring for minor-league creatures often means being a bit self-centered.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Forests [13]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [30]
Wildlife [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
International [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Climate Change Worsened Disasters That Caused Half A Million Deaths: Report" [32]

"The 10 deadliest extreme weather events of the previous two decades, which contributed to some 570,000 deaths, were all intensified by human-caused climate change, according to a new study from World Weather Attribution."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [20]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: The Hill [34], 11/01/2024

Big Ag, Pharma, Pesticides, Industries Hope to Sway COP16 Biodiversity Talks [35]

"Corporations have found ways to be heard during negotiations on reversing the drastic global decline in plant and animal life."

Biodiversity [10]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: DeSmog [38], 10/31/2024

"Super Polluting Coal Plants Power Economies And The Climate Crisis" [39]

"Shuttering the world's dirtiest power plants could help to eliminate vast amounts of planet-heating emissions that are threatening international climate goals of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). From India to Poland, these super polluting power plants most often run on coal and emit tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide a year."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Health [20]
Pollution [41]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [42], 10/30/2024

Slight Progress In Biodiversity Protection But Some Species Decline: Reports [43]

"Global efforts to protect the world’s plants and animals have made slight progress and some species remain in serious decline, according to two reports released Monday at a major United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Wildlife [16]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: AP [44], 10/30/2024

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