Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldMedia and Journalism
Job locationUnited States, South Africa
Deadlineavailable
Opportunity description
The Rainforest Reporting Grant provides pivotal support to journalists eager to uncover critical issues affecting rainforests in the Amazon, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia. Through this grant, journalists can dive deep into pressing issues like illegal deforestation, Indigenous rights, extraction industries, and biodiversity preservation. This initiative is open to full-time and freelance journalists across various mediums, including writers, photographers, radio producers, and filmmakers.
Program Details
- Encourage proposals that delve into underreported and systemic issues such as the impact of large-scale monoculture and deforestation.
- Focus on the environmental and social implications of extractive and agro-industrial activities occurring in rainforests across key regions.
- Utilize innovative technology and data-driven reporting methods to bring to light untold stories about tropical rainforests.
Available Fields / Departments
- Media and Journalism
- Science and Environmental Studies
- International Relations and Political Science
Benefits
- Full coverage of travel, accommodation, and meals, including logistical support such as translators and local assistants.
- Coverage of necessary production equipment (cameras, audio recording, etc.).
- Funding for record requests and data analysis.
- Support for local investigation assistants and translators for essential services.
Eligibility criteria
- Open to journalists including writers, photographers, radio producers, and filmmakers.
- Proposals should focus on systemic issues impacting rainforests.
- Encouragement for innovation and technology-driven ideas in reporting.