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

Two years on: IPI demands accountability for killing of environmental journalist Dom Phillips

IPI General Assembly Resolution: States must act to protect environmental and climate journalism

New IPI report reveals safety crisis faced by climate and environmental journalists

Findings underscore need for urgent action to promote journalist safety and protect independent coverage of environmental stories

Climate journalism: New IPI study identifies challenges and opportunities

New strategies and investment needed to boost public-interest coverage of climate and environmental crisis

Italy’s RADAR Magazine launches membership to cover climate

2023 Transition Accelerator participant tells their story: how RADAR Magazine is forging a path of innovation and sustainability through membership model and new content formats

Part 1: How journalists tell the story of South America’s giant river basins

The crises of South America’s giant rain-forest basins ignores national borders. So should journalism, writes Andrés Schäfer in this first of a three-part series.

Netherlands: IPI condemns arrest of three journalists covering climate protest

Dutch police question journalists’ identity despite possession of press cards

#IJ4EU: New stories on climate change denial, EU funding for far-right

Grant programme supports cross-border investigative journalism in Europe