Serdar Vardar is an award-winning investigative journalist at the Environment Desk of Deutsche Welle.

He specialises in cross-border projects related to environmental crimes, the climate crisis, corruption, and tax evasion. Vardar brings a global perspective to his work, having grown up in Turkey before studying political philosophy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After spending 15 years working across Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, he relocated to Germany in 2019 and started to work with DW.    

Serdar Vardar

Basic information

Name
Serdar Vardar
Title
Investigative Journalist
Expertise
Environmental crimes, corruption
Country
Germany
City
Berlin
Website
Readymag

Supported projects

Carbon Credits Market's Footprint in Europe

  • Climate
  • Environment

TALLINN - The lack of regulation of the voluntary carbon market, along with the influx of capital, creates a situation where ineffective solutions or even outright scams can be marketed. This cross-border investigation is looking at how people are exploiting 'green' opportunities for personal gain in Estonia, Lithuania and Italy.

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