Investigations

May 21, 2026

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.

Oceans Inc

We investigate unsustainable practices of the global fishing industry.

Choking Kurdistan

Read our award winning investigation into how oil and gas burning is suffocating minorities in northern Iraq.

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.

Traffickers vs Covid 19

Could the illegal wildlife trade in the hotspot of Vietnam come back stronger after Covid-19?

The Pangolin Reports

ERC's maiden cross-border investigation into wildlife trafficking across South East Asia

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.

Blanshe Musinguzi

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Clearing the Green: How clean energy projects are destroying forests and watersheds that keep communities safe

Chantal Eco

From forest sanctuary to Cambodia’s scam zone

Meng Kroypunlok

National Greenwashing Program: From Green Promises to Forest Loss on Indigenous Land

Lucelle Bonzo

Chinese vessels are in coastal areas near disputed waters. Are they just transporting dredged sand or threatening national security?

Rizza Camingawan

“He was really beaten”: Violence towards fishers continues on Lake Victoria

ERC Core Team

Countries fail to agree on Antarctic conservation measures for fifth straight year

ERC Core Team

South Korean media are honing in on environmental reporting

ERC Core Team

Could pangolins be a piece of the coronavirus puzzle?

ERC Core Team

We looked into a Chinese pangolin smuggling syndicate. Here’s what we found

ERC Core Team

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The Environmental Reporting Collective is a network of journalists from around the world, including: Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Brazil, Peru, Spain, France, England