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Climate change and news from around the world listing programs and more. Interesting read in support of climate sustainability!!!!

 

EJN workshop participants interview Mathias Ngonyo, Assistant Manager of the Kipepeo Project, in Kenya's Arabuko Sokoke Forest / Credit: Curity Ogada. ­

EJN is excited to announce the 16 CCMP fellows who will be covering COP31 in Türkiye this November. For the first time, our cohort will also include a couple of creator journalists who will be learning and exchanging skills and tips alongside more traditional journalists to make sure news about the summit can reach as wide an audience as possible.   We’re also very proud of the long list of awards recently won by EJN-supported collaborative reports, journalists, and network members. Our special report about the impacts of data centers in Asia, entitled “Dark Side of the Boom” was just one of several EJN-supported series in local media to be recognized for their outstanding achievements.   EJN is also bringing you a brand-new Ask Me Anything video, discussing the all-important topic of Impact, sharing our latest tipsheet about reporting on forest health and illegal logging in Serbia, and providing updates from in-person EJN workshops hosted in Brazil and Kenya.  As usual, we’ll be back again next month with more updates, and more opportunities—so do keep an eye on your inbox, and feel free to send us news and questions in the meantime!

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16 FELLOWS PREPARE TO COVER COP31 IN ANTALYA THIS NOVEMBER Sixteen journalists from around the world have been awarded Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) fellowships to report on COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, this November—with support from EJN, Informed Earth and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security. Read more here.

BUSINESS AND CLIMATE As the world strives to move toward a greener economy, communicators in India and Indonesia have been busy reporting on the crucial relationships between businesses and ecosystems.  BIODIVERSITY IN KENYA Through a workshop and field visits to key conservation sites in Malindi, the SYMBIOTIC Project equipped 25 journalists with skills to uncover, report, and secure funding for impactful biodiversity stories.

APES IN ASIA EJN supported 43 journalists through a three-day virtual workshop about Asia’s endangered apes, and selected 10 grantees to produce stories about orangutans and gibbons. OCEAN SCIENCE IN BRAZIL EJN and Schmidt Ocean Institute hosted a three-day workshop in Fortaleza, bringing together journalists, marine scientists, and policy experts to strengthen ocean reporting in Brazil.

­ Awards & Recognition

EJN’s special collaborative reporting project, Dark Side of the Boomhas been named as winner of the Large Projects & Collaborations category at this year’s Covering Climate Now (CCNow) Journalism Awards, which honor excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the climate story. A huge shout out to the entire EJN team and 14 newsrooms from 11 different countries, who collaboratively produced stories as part of this project, uncovering how data centers across Asia are booming at the cost of climate-vulnerable communities.   Also at the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards, EJN fellows, Usraat Fahmidah and Rifat Anik (Bangladesh) were selected as winners under the category, Extreme Weather & Its Impacts, for their storyabout how sex workers in southern Bangladesh are frequently forced to dismantle and move their homes due to rising waters.   EJN’s former fellow, Aparna Ganesan (India) also took home a CCNow Journalism Award for her story on India’s solar boom, under the Justice category. Her story uncovered the renewable energy industry’s dark side, raising urgent questions about equity and community consent amid the world’s quest for clean energy.   We’re also excited to learn that our former fellows from Mexico, Iván Carrillo and Victor Rodriguez won two major awards for their reporting on protecting the ocean around Cabo Pulmo—earning a win under the Forests, Oceans, & the Natural World category of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards, and snagging second place at the 2026 Solutions Journalism Network Awards, under The Best of Solutions Journalism in Words, Large Outlet category.  And that was not it for Carrillo, who also recently won the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications for 2025, for his EJN-supported story and consistent environmental reporting from Latin America.  Lastly, a big congratulations to José Ignacio Estupiñán (Colombia), who won the Silvia Galvis Journalism Award 2026 in the Regional Journalism Award category for his long-form piece, on how former caimán hunters have become the primary protectors of the species in Bahía Cispatá, after its near extinction in the area. This work was produced while Estupiñán was part of a cohort of journalists being trained and supported by El Colectivo 506—one of the grant recipients under EJN’s Biodiversity Media Initiative.   ­

When it comes to journalism, what actually counts as impact? How do you prove your reporting moved the needle? And what tools can you use to track your progress? For answers to these questions—and more—be sure to watch EJN’s newest ‘Ask Me Anything’ video, in which a panel of experts discuss Impact, and answer EJN members’ questions about this all-important topic!  ­

“When information catalyzes human action, that's impact.”  — Alison Campbell, Media Development Consultant and panelist participating in EJN's Ask Me Anything session, discussing Impact.

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Check out EJN’s newest tipsheet, A Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on Forest Health and Illegal Logging in Serbia, and explore new angles and approaches for forest-related stories.

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Introducing Informed Earth, a new climate and environment programme from Informed, formerly Internews Europe and Internews International  Over the past few months, a change has been taking place at Internews, the Earth Journalism Network’s parent organisation. Internews, which for the past decade has comprised of three organisations—Internews Network, Internews Europe and Internews International—is moving to a more independent operating model.   Internews Europe and Internews International are excited to introduce a new shared identity, Informed, and its climate and environment programme, Informed Earth.   Internews Network will proudly continue to support the Earth Journalism Network in providing the many fellowships, training opportunities, grants, collaborative reports and other support services for journalists and content creators that you’ve come to expect from us.   What does this mean for you, EJN members?  Well, the projects run out of Internews Europe will now be run out of Informed Earth. And there are more new, diverse opportunities for journalists, content creators and media organisations to access funding, resources, training and other support. To register your interest in Informed Earth and receive updates about its opportunities and activities, please sign up via this link.   Informed Earth and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network look forward to continuing to work in partnership, leveraging areas of mutual interest and collaboration.

­ Opportunities & Events

Interested in sharpening your skills for reporting on deep sea mining? Then be sure to register for EJN’s free webinar, to learn how you can cover this industry accurately and thoroughly—and don’t forget to follow the Zoom link to join the discussion on October 7!  October 7 / 2:30pm Vancouver ­ Register ­

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