Category: Investigations

Despite Global Trade Restrictions, Threatened African Mahogany Wood Still Flows from South Sudan Through Uganda 

Weak enforcement, corruption, conflict and cross-border smuggling continue to fuel the trade in threatened Afzelia wood despite international restrictions.
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Clearing the Green: How clean energy projects are destroying forests and watersheds that keep communities safe

From the island and mountains of Rizal to the watershed of Samar Island, wind energy projects are being built on the forests that protect communities from floods and landslides.
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From forest sanctuary to Cambodia’s scam zone

As authorities crack down on alleged scam operations in Thmor Da SEZ, long-running disputes over protected forest loss, land concessions and displacement remain unresolved
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Dirty Data

We investigate how ordinary people are paying the price for the booming AI data centre industry.
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Greed of Green

As the globe races towards net zero goals, communities bear the brunt of the extractive minerals industry.
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Oceans Inc

We investigate unsustainable practices of the global fishing industry.
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Choking Kurdistan

Read our award winning investigation into how oil and gas burning is suffocating minorities in northern Iraq.
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National Greenwashing Program: From Green Promises to Forest Loss on Indigenous Land

An investigation reveals how the National Greening Program pushed Indigenous communities to clear-cut their own land and convert ancestral territories into plantations for uncertain returns.
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Beneath the Sands

We ‘dig’ into how sand mining syndicates from Africa to Asia profit and communities suffer from the poorly regulated industry from Africa to Asia.
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Chinese vessels are in coastal areas near disputed waters. Are they just transporting dredged sand or threatening national security?

As the flood-control corruption scandal continues to unfold, a parallel story is taking shape along the Philippine’s shorelines.
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The Environmental Reporting Collective is a network of journalists in countries including Bangkok, Jakarta, Ha Noi, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh, Kathmandu, Lima, Manila, New Delhi, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Yangon, Paris, London, Madrid, Colombo and Brasília.
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