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Rainforest Reporting Grant
https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/rainforest-reporting-grant
Overview
| Donor: | Pulitzer Center |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual |
| Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Media & Journalism
Project Locations
Africa
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe
America
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Asia
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Description
1) Objective
The Rainforest Reporting Grant provides short-term, project-based funding support to journalists who want to report on tropical rainforests in three key regions: the Amazon, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia. Theyseek ambitious reporting proposals looking into critical issues including illegal deforestation, Indigenous rights, the extraction industry, biodiversity, and more. Staff and freelance journalists are eligible. Applications accepted in five languages.
Topic ideas to explore are:
- Large-scale agro-industry
- Indigenous rights and policies
- Cross-border timber and wildlife trade and supply chain
- Forest and biodiversity health
- Chemical pollution
- Forest fires
- Palm oil production and regulation
- Green energy
- Artisanal mining and agriculture
- Carbon storage and market schemes
2) Eligibility
Grants are open to all journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers, staff journalists as well as freelancers of any nationality.
3) Location
Actions can take place in the world’s tropical rainforests — particularly in Amazon, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia.
4) Budget
Most awards fall in the range of $5,000 to $15,000 but depending on project specifics may be higher.
5) Application
Applications can be submitted online. Deadline is rolling.