NEW: Winners announced for the 18th Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism, with a special mention to Oxpeckers Center for their 'cerebral' #PowerTracker series. #TKAwards

🔗 Read more here: t.ly/ZahgN

📽️  #PowerUp : Environmental journalist Angelina Davydova she/her on the importance of digital tools such as #PowerTracker  to access climate data

🤝 New Economy Hub The African Climate Foundation MiCT - Media in Cooperation and Transition and APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute

👀 Energy Comms Climate Comms Presidential Climate Commission MiCT - Media in Cooperation and Transition APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute

The human cost of energy in Africa: the latest investigation in our #PowerTracker series tells the story of how families have been forced out of their homes due to sand poachers 👉 bit.ly/4dV3VrU

New #PowerTracker investigation: Zimbabwe's environmental regulator struggles to stop rampant water pollution and land degradation. Mandla Tshuma investigates the battles it faces 👉 bit.ly/4dV3VrU
Fojo Media Institute NUST ZIM Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) GIJN Africa

[IMPACT] Within days of our #PowerTracker investigation into Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe's Environmental Management Agency issued a statement saying it has issued the mine with 3 tickets, with a maximum fine of level 14, + an Environment Protection Order 👉 bit.ly/4dFF5w9

[IMPACT] Within days of our #PowerTracker investigation into Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe's Environmental Management Agency issued a statement saying it has issued the mine with 3 tickets, with a maximum fine of level 14, + an Environment Protection Order 👉 bit.ly/4dFF5w9

Zimbabwe is a world leader in mining & producing lithium, critical for green power.

But the mining rush comes at a cost, reports Tatenda Chitagu in this #PowerTracker investigation. ⬇️ buff.ly/44Mc5yM Oxpeckers Center

Zimbabwe's lithium rush: #PowerTracker data shows that approximately 35% of lithium-based activities in the country have had allegations of malpractice brought against them. These include polluting water & land sources, and operating illegally 👉 bit.ly/4dFF5w9

New #PowerTracker investigation: Zimbabwe is a world leader in mining & producing lithium, critical for green power. But the mining rush comes at a cost, reports Tatenda Chitagu ⬇️
bit.ly/4dFF5w9
Fojo Media Institute NUST ZIM Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA)

Oxpeckers: South Africa’s Environmental Watchdogs: Understanding what compels them and the obstacles they face provides valuable insight into the vital work they do in holding those accountable for environmental damage. Courtesy WE News English
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Press for the planet: Oxpeckers Center Mozambique associate Estacio Valoi named Journalist of the Year
by BRICS Global Television Network - BGTN - for his 'relentless efforts in spotlighting environmental issues, reflecting the crucial role journalists play in driving positive change'
#OCRI #mediamatters

[Malaysia] In a historic trial following the seizure of 50 rhino horns, two local men face hefty penalties in the wake of a change in law. Search 'Wahab' on #WildEye Asia and find our investigation on the shift in wildlife crime penalties 👉 bit.ly/3X9qFet
Oxpeckers Center

This year’s #WorldPressFreedomDay theme is 'journalism in the face of the environmental crisis', and a media outlet called Oxpeckers focuses on exactly that. Kate Bartlett at Voice of America spoke to some of its journalists about what drives & challenges them ⬇️
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay , we acknowledge the pivotal role investigative journalists play in exposing environmental crime. Discover how tools like #WildEye, supported by Oxpeckers Center and USAID VukaNow, empower journalists to track wildlife crime. 🐘 ow.ly/wjC950RuYf1

Press for the Planet: Celebrating World #PressFreedom Day in Berlin📷 Join @andee_mat as she discusses #ClimateReporting in Africa and how Oxpeckers Center has been reporting on the renewables revolution. Register here to attend 👇bit.ly/44xWG55
Programme starts at 10am SAST

📽️  #PowerUp : #PowerTracker allows users to track when and how decommissioning of #coal -fired power stations is taking place, according to Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town's deputy director Keren Ben-Zeev

🤝 New Economy Hub The African Climate Foundation
👀 Centre for Environmental Rights Energy Comms Climate Comms Presidential Climate Commission

🌍⛏️ Dopo i danni ambientali per vari decenni, con l'estrazione del piombo, ora lo Zambia ha a che fare con il disastro generato dalla 'febbre' della estrazione mineraria per la produzione delle batterie elettriche. 
Un articolo di Oscar Nkala da Oxpeckers Center.
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'A dirty lie': Endorsement of a carbon capture pilot project in Mpumalanga is better invested in solar and wind, according to The Climate Justice Coalition's Alex Lenferna 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸. Read the #PowerTracker investigation to learn about the project and what its critics have to say 👉 bit.ly/4degcYu

Could a carbon capture pilot project in Mpumalanga be the answer to less air pollution across the coal-heavy province? Thabo Molelekwa investigates for #PowerTracker 👉 bit.ly/4degcYu

👀 New Economy Hub Climate Comms Energy Comms Presidential Climate Commission CGS

In this Oxpeckers Center story, Oscar Nkala reports that while Zambia is still reeling from environmental and public health problems caused by lead mining 30 years ago, the country now faces growing manganese demand for electric batteries. buff.ly/4aAAfyu