Media Grants to Strengthen Media Coverage of Environmental Crimes in the Amazon 2024

This informs the public about the Media Grants to Strengthen Media Coverage of Environmental Crimes in the Amazon 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Media Grants Coverage of Environmental Crimes in the Amazon 2024

About Media Grants Coverage of Environmental Crimes in the Amazon 2023

The Amazon Basin is increasingly wracked by environmental crimes including trafficking in wildlife, illegal logging, deforestation and illegal mining, often driven by illicit drug trafficking, finds a new report by the United Nations, released in June this year.  An increase in environmental crimes poses significant risks to biodiversity and the well-being of Indigenous peoples and local communities in the region.

Program Details

In this scenario, journalists, communicators, human rights and environmental defenders and independent media outlets working in the Amazon Basin, already pressured by the lack of adequate resources and training, are often confronted with violence and threats to their security.

Eligibility

Media organizations, networks of journalists and/or communicators, universities, and journalistic institutions focusing on environmental crimes reporting in the Amazon region are invited to apply.

Civil society organizations, community groups and research institutes will also be considered, provided they operate with strong media and communication components. Please note that we will not consider applications focused on advocacy, activism or political campaigning.

We welcome applications from organizations in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, with a preference for those with established networks in the Amazon region and those willing to carry out transboundary work involving the four target countries that are the focus of the project. We generally prefer to support organizations that carry out work in the country where they are based, but we will consider applications from organizations seeking to collaborate with groups in the Amazon region of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.

Organizations must be legally registered in their country and maintain a bank account with the capacity to receive international funds.

Media Grants Coverage of Environmental Crimes in the Amazon 2023 Application

  • Click the “Apply now” button at the top of the page.
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  • If you start the application and want to come back and complete it later, you can click ‘Save Draft.’ To return to the draft, you’ll need to go back to the opportunity and click ‘Apply now’ again to finalize the application.
  • Applications should provide a detailed budget in an Excel spreadsheet with justification for the amount requested. Download the budget template now by clicking on this link.

If you encounter difficulties submitting your application or have questions about the grants, please email info.ejn@internews.org. Do not contact any other Internews email regarding this opportunity, as we will not receive it.

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Please consider submitting it at least one day before the deadline to avoid any issues.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 26 October 2023.

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