Training in environmental and climate journalism

A four-day, in-person training by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) on the coverage of climate and environmental advocacy issues holding in Belém, Pará, the Brazilian city that will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in 2025.

Duration: 6hrs x 4 days

Ten journalists will have a total of 24 hours of training on aspects of climate change, environmental journalistic investigation and the work of environmental defenders. The programme includes classes about risks for local populations and local coverage in the context of climate change, techniques for collecting, follow the money of supply chains that benefit from or aggravate climate change (for for independent journalists covering the Amazon), interviewing and presenting data for environmental reporting projects. Other modules include data and digital tools for climate change reporting such as satellite analysis, analysing data on deforestation in Brazil (Prodes and Deter) and land use data tools (Mapbiomas), impact of climate change on indigenous territories, as well as greenwashing strategies and the ESG concept to mention just a few.

At the end of the training, two story ideas will be selected that will receive financial and technical support for execution and publication with a deadline of January 2024.

21 August 2023 – Universidade Federal do Pará

09:00–17:30

22 August 2023 – Universidade Federal do Pará

09:00–17:30

23 August 2023 – Universidade Federal do Pará

09:00–17:30

24 August 2023 – Universidade Federal do Pará

09:00–17:30

Sineia do Vale

Indigenous of the Wapichana people, Serra da Lua region, in Roraima, she is currently the National Coordinator of the Indigenous Committee on Climate Change (CIMC). She also works as an environmental manager and coordinator of the Department of Territorial and Environmental Management of the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR).

Fernanda Wenzel

She is an investigative reporter and works as a freelancer. Specializing in the environment and the Amazon, she has had stories published by outlets such as Unearthed, Mongabay, Repórter Brasil, Agência Pública, ((o))eco, Folha de São Paulo, The Guardian, BBC Brasil and CNN International.

Edriano Souza

Research Analyst at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) and has academic and professional experience in the areas of Tropical Forest Sciences at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and forest engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR).

Wérica Lima

Graduated in social communication-journalism from Nilton Lins University, she is a student of Biological Sciences at the Federal Institute of Amazonas (IFAM). In her career, she worked as a communications officer at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA).

Carolina Dantas

Carolina is a journalist specialised in science journalism and has established two areas of interest: environment, with a special focus on the Amazon, and health since 2016. She has more than a decade of experience in large newsrooms, such as Folha de S.Paulo, g1 and TV Globo

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21 August 2023 09.00–17.30 Brasilia Standard Time - BRT (GMT-3)
22 August 2023 09.00–17.30 Brasilia Standard Time - BRT (GMT-3)
23 August 2023 09.00–17.30 Brasilia Standard Time - BRT (GMT-3)
24 August 2023 09.00–17.30 Brasilia Standard Time - BRT (GMT-3)

Brasilia Standard Time - BRT (GMT-3)