Africa: IPI report maps gaps in access to climate, environmental information in six countries

Access remains slow, fragmented, and incomplete, even where specific laws exist

UN Special Rapporteur: IPI submission highlights threats facing environmental journalists

Stronger protections for environmental journalists are essential for the realisation of environmental rights

Climate Week 2026: IPI champions journalists and news organisations reporting on climate, environmental issues

Protecting the climate means protecting the journalists who report on it

IPI, ERA coalition submit input for the African Commission General Comment on the Right to Environment

IPI's submission calls for stronger protections for climate and environmental reporters, improved access to information, and safeguards against SLAPPs to strengthen environmental accountability.

FACTA’s blueprint for collaborative science journalism products

Learn how an Italian startup media found its audience, co-designed with scientists and launched a niche newsletter product, Paludi

New IPI report: SLAPPs pose threat to Africa’s climate and environmental journalists

Research reveals perfect storm for judicial harassment

IPI welcomes landmark African Commission resolution on access to environmental and climate information

Resolution calls on states to investigate and remedy attacks on journalists covering environmental harm and climate impact

Threats to journalists covering human and environmental cost of eastern DRC conflict grow

IPI calls on parties to respect rights of journalists after armed groups prevent coverage of Rubaya mine disaster last month 

Mozambique: Prominent environmental journalist survives targeted armed attack

IPI calls for full accountability in apparent attempted killing of Carlitos Cadangue and his son

Namibia: Journalist forcibly removed, threatened with arrest after asking president question on oil industry

IPI calls on Namibian authorities to uphold journalists’ right to do their job

IPI 2025 Monitoring Report: Climate and environmental journalism in Africa

Key takeaways from “The Big Why” panel: The case to support climate and environmental journalism in Africa

As Africa’s environmental crisis grows, the messenger is routinely targeted, and the editorial space for covering these issues shrinks. IPI spoke with climate and environmental media experts on why we need to strengthen climate and environmental reporting.

IPI engages SADC ahead of the 45th Summit in Madagascar

Heads of State should recognize climate and environmental journalism as a vital, strategic pillar for sustainable development

Africa’s Ministerial-level body on environment should prioritize strengthening climate and environmental journalism

IPI calls on ministers to recognize climate and environmental journalism as a critical component of national and international climate action strategies

Toxic networks: How online attacks targeted Spain’s public broadcaster amid flooding tragedy

Spanish public broadcaster's (RTVE) coverage of flooding tragedy became a stark illustration of the mounting challenges faced by public journalism in times of polarization, disinformation, and collective grief

World Environment Day: States must bolster support for climate and environmental journalism

IPI reiterates its call on the international community to increase support for and protection of climate and environmental journalists

Climate Journalism: Revealing attacks on journalists covering environment in Europe

On World Environment Day 2025, IPI highlights reports outlining growing threats to journalists covering climate

Untold threats against environmental journalists in Italy revealed in new case study

New case study reveals, for the first time, statistical data on attacks against environmental journalists in the country, documenting 114 cases between 2011 and 2025—yet these cases likely represent only a fraction of the real number.

Mekong Eye: A Platform for Local Journalists Shaping the Mekong Narratives

Amid press freedom and environmental crises, Mekong Eye seeks to secure its future as an independent platform that puts local voices at the forefront

Croatia: Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko assaulted twice in a week

Media freedom organisations condemn repeated physical attacks