Supported projects

SKOPJE – North Macedonia faces record forest loss for the second year in a row, outpacing other countries in the Western Balkan. Between 2020 and 2024, wildfires have ravaged 134,314 hectares of forest and woodland in North Macedonia, the largest loss in the region, according to the European Forest Fire Information System

KAMPALA / PARIS  - This investigation reveals that investments in Uganda's controversial oil projects, led by France's TotalEnergies and totalling $20 billion, are mainly benefiting President Museveni's inner circle, including his family members, military officials, ministerial staff and diplomats.

BUCHAREST - Toxic chemical smuggling flourished on Romania's borders while the country struggled to become a member of the Schengen area.

ALICANTE/BARI – Southern Europe, especially Italy and Spain, is facing a growing environmental crisis — the rapid desiccation of olives as well as other kinds of trees. In Italy it has caused significant ecological and economic losses, but several scientific approaches show that the plants could be cured from the bacteria. In Spain, regional governments have adopted very different measures in response to tree epidemics, and farmers are divided in their opinions about them.

LIVNO - In Bosnia and Herzegovina, many quails are killed by Italian hunters, and environmentalists are concerned that wildlife crime is rapidly growing out of control. A team of investigative journalists travelled to Bosnia and Serbia and busted an illegal hunting operation.

CLUJ-NAPOCA – This investigation reveals widespread illegal gravel extraction from riverbeds in Romania, exacerbated by corrupt practices and poor law enforcement. Ongoing dredging is causing serious damage, threatening freshwater resources, agriculture, and biodiversity.

AGADIR - Grown mainly in the Souss region of Morocco, tomatoes have become one of the Kingdom's most widely grown and exported vegetables. What is wrong with the environment and agriculture if Europeans continue to import them - and eat them in winter?

BRUSSELS - Over a year, a team of 46 journalists in 16 countries investigated an ongoing massive, orchestrated lobbying and disinformation campaign led by the PFAS industry and their allied organisations to water down a proposal to ban “forever chemicals” in the EU and shift the burden of environmental pollution onto society, threatening the economic equilibrium of European nations.

KIAMBU - Across Europe - the world's largest coffee market - millions of people start their day with an espresso or cappuccino. But behind Europeans' ever-growing love affair with coffee lies a bitter truth about environmental degradation and human exploitation.

ILE-ALATAU - This project shows that the protection of a special natural heritage – namely the wild apple forests of Kazakhstan, — is in Europe's strong interest, as it might help to make European apple growing more environmentally friendly.