Section: Research

Environmental Journalism: The Beginnings

Published on by Soenke Zehle (writer), Jan Tretschok (writer), Tunde Akingbade (writer)

Nigeria was among the earliest signatories (blue) of the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and now hosts the Convention's Co-ordinating Centre for the African Region. Credit: Basel Convention (photo: )

Nigeria was among the earliest signatories (blue) of the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and now hosts the Convention's Co-ordinating Centre for the African Region. Credit: Basel Convention

A video interview with environmental journalist Tunde Akingbade about the historical origins of eco-reporting in Nigeria.

Reports & Publications

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Sunset Masai Mara. Credit: Flickr | angela7dreams CC BY-NC 2.0 (photo: angela7dreams)

Sunset Masai Mara. Credit: Flickr | angela7dreams CC BY-NC 2.0

Reports and publications concerning the environmental and political situations that concern journalists in Nigeria and beyond.

Organizations & Networks

Published on by Michael Ilesanmi (writer), Soenke Zehle (writer)

Twitter Nodes. Credit: Flickr | Marc_Smith CC BY 2.0 (photo: Marc_Smith)

Twitter Nodes. Credit: Flickr | Marc_Smith CC BY 2.0

Which are the organisations working today to try and build transparency and openness around ecological issues and the way they are reported in West Africa?