30 journalists embody struggle for freely reported environmental coverage

Journalists all over the world investigate and report on serious issues related to the environment, natural resources, and their management – providing revelations about illegal land exploitation, gold mining, deforestation and pollution. For this, they are often obstructed, threatened or attacked.

 Almost 30 journalists working on these subjects have been killed in the past decade, according to RSF’s figures – some in India for reporting on the “sand mafia” and others in the Amazon while covering deforestation. Some journalists have been denied entry to countries because they showed an interest in these issues. Others have been attacked while covering protests against climate change. Arbitrary imprisonment also continues to be one of the major threats for these reporters.

 In the run-up to the next United Nations climate change conference, COP30, and in response to this international problem, RSF is drawing attention to 30 emblematic cases of journalists whose coverage of environmental issues has been obstructed in the past year. Continue reading