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BRUSSELS - Humiliating language, a common mobile phone number, an age that does not match the photo shown: one in three Brussels sex profiles on Quartier Rouge and Redlights show signs that something is not right.

ADANA - Europe’s plastic waste exports are flooding southern Türkiye. And, as this investigation finds, instead of being recycled, large volumes are dumped, burnt or leak into waterways, threatening ecosystems, public health and coastal livelihoods.

MECHELEN - The monk vulture is threatened with extinction. A breeding program at Planckendael Zoo wants to do something about this. But it is a process of trial and error.

DUFFEL - When therapy and medication offer no relief for severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) — better known as electroshock therapy — can provide hope. Mie and Tine have been struggling with depression for years. Now, they are placing their hopes on ECT. How do they experience the ...

TERVUREN / LUBUMBASHI - The increasing pressure on the Africa Museum to return artefacts has taken a new turn. The US, Congo and the EU are keen to digitise the museum's geological archives from the colonial era and gain access to information about the subsoil of Central Africa and its potential ...

TEHRAN / BRUSSELS / MWANZA / TOKYO – Whether by lorry, bicycle, plane, boat, rickshaw or motorbike, they flout prejudices, rigid traditions and absurd laws. All over the world, courageous women are setting out on their journeys. They challenge gender roles, transform their surroundings and gain ...

CATANIA / REYKJAVIK - Iceland and Sicily host Europe's most active volcanoes - but it is not over once the lava cools. The eruptions leave behind lasting health risks for local communities and serious environmental challenges, but also unexpected opportunities for sustainable development.

ANTWERP - It is well known that plastic and microplastics are everywhere. But the fact that they also leak harmful substances is much less well known. In this book, journalist Isabelle Vanhoutte sounds the alarm about this issue.

SHKODRA / PODGORICA - This cross-border investigation looks at the potential environmental and governance consequences of Albania’s 2025 “Mountain Package” law in the Albanian Alps and Prokletije National Park in Montenegro.

WILLEMSTAD / TICINO / AREZZO – A major investigation exposes the route of gold extracted from the Amazon in Venezuela and into Europe: over 90 tonnes of the precious metal were routed through the Caribbean and refined in Switzerland, Italy, and Turkey, reaching the supply chains of Apple, Tesla, and ...

KHARTOUM - Almost a year after the recapture of Khartoum by Sudanese government forces from the RSF (Rapid Support Forces), the capital lies largely in ruins — a ghost town scarred by conflict. Arnaud De Decker found widespread devastation and spoke to residents who endured the occupation and to ...

CAYAMBE – An investigation into Ecuador's flower trade reveals severe exploitation of workers and indigenous communities encircled by the plantations - and how European customers are misled about the true conditions behind the pesticide-laden blooms they are buying.

KABUL - In the remote mountains of central Afghanistan, a Hazara family embarks on a quest for truth and justice after their daughter Zahra mysteriously dies at Kabul University.

ANTWERP - Flemish industry urgently needs to become greener in order to meet climate targets, but the transition is proving difficult. Although the government is making more and more resources available, it remains unclear whether these investments will actually lead to greening.

PORTO-NOVO - Can the close partnership between Belgium and Benin serve as a model for sustainable European-African cooperation? The failure of European states in Sahel countries such as Mali and Niger has shown that military cooperation alone does not work. In Benin, Belgium offers not only military ...

ANTWERP - The Organisation Todt (OT) was a German paramilitary government organisation named after its founder, Fritz Todt. The group was involved in major construction projects (such as the Atlantic Wall), security assignments (such as guarding prisoner-of-war and concentration camps) and military ...

CASABLANCA - What happens when the waste you collect from a factory or a landfill is both making you sick and providing your only source of income? For Morocco, Europe’s circular economy brings a new pattern of colonial co-dependence.

PORTO DO SON - The EU’s flagship fisheries policy is being undermined by a loophole. Thousands of fishing vessels are operating with illegally powerful engines, undermining conservation rules and raising doubts about the Union’s sustainability promises.

LIMA / MADRID - An investigation finds that, four years after the spill of 12,000 barrels of crude oil, the rehabilitation of the Peruvian sea has yet to begin, as Repsol’s plans remain unapproved. Fishers continue to find tar on the beaches, while the company reports rising profits.

FLENSBURG - The Baltic Sea is under significant pressure, yet efforts to protect it are insufficient. Its decline is driven by two major forces: the accelerating impacts of climate change and eutrophication, the nutrient overload from agricultural runoff, sewage, and other waste that fuels massive ...

PITEÅ / BOGOTÁ - On a snowy trail in Sweden, Leif Lundberg, a Sami, denounces forestry companies for exploiting the land. 10,000 kilometres away, José Tombe, a Nasa from Colombia, prepares a collective action to reclaim his land. They are both fighting the threat posed to their territories by ...

BIAŁOWIEŻA – The investigation looks into the impacts of a 186-kilometer, 5-meter-high steel barrier built at the border between Poland and Belarus in 2022.

HADIBU - Travel influencers have discovered the island of Socotra. Although leisure travel to Yemen is strongly discouraged amid ongoing conflict, Socotra is portrayed online as a carefree destination — raising serious questions about the consequences for one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.

ANTWERP/BRUSSELS - How is it that we know so little about Africa yet still have such strong opinions about it? This ABC book takes a close look at the existing clichés.

TEKİRDAĞ / SAMOTHRAKI / ANCONA - This investigation traces the evolution of mucilage from a shocking surface bloom into an ongoing environmental governance failure and intensifying cross-border marine crisis across the Mediterranean.

PARIS - 7,000 protected areas are under threat from oil and gas projects worldwide. 120 countries were included in the investigation data analysed by a large cross-border team of independent journalists and media outlets.

SARAJEVO / SKOPJE - This cross‑border investigation explores why rare and endangered plant species in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia are vanishing despite existing legal frameworks.

RIGA - The Environmental Journalism School is a five-month online training and mentoring programme designed for Russian-speaking journalists in exile.

TARANTO / VALENCIA / ONLINE – Marea Media, REVOLVE, and the MIRA–Recommon team have joined forces to organise 'Fair Funds, Fair Future', a climate justice training programme for Southern European journalists.

VIENNA - “Follow the Carbon, the Money and the Data” is a two-day training program designed to strengthen investigative climate reporting.