Supported projects

CARINTHIA/HESSEN – Farmers in Europe are at significantly greater risk of suicide than the general population. However, as this investigation reveals, reliable data remains scarce.

THE CYCLADES – Tourism in the Greek Cyclades is booming, but at a high cost. This cross-border investigation explores how over-tourism is putting pressure on water supplies, creating waste, and fuelling uncontrolled construction projects across the islands.

PRAGUE / KYIV – Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that is climate-resilient, restoring soil health, increasing biodiversity and strengthening rural communities. The project examines farms that have successfully implemented new strategies to highlight what works in practice and why.

BRUSSELS - Agriculture in Flanders is facing challenges. Caught between expanding cities and ever-growing nature reserves, farmers are striving to produce food for a growing (global) population.

BEREGOVO - Journalists embarked on a journey along the Tisza River to investigate the sources of pollution in one of Central and Eastern Europe's major waterways.

MYDLOVARY - In the middle of Europe, a contaminated legacy of the Soviet nuclear program has turned into a lucrative opportunity for the waste industry. This investigation reveals that companies continue to dump millions of tons of old tyres, shoes, and even hazardous waste.

SICILY/MATI - The Mediterranean wildfire crisis is not simply a product of climate change and bad luck. Fundamental policy failures that have undermined forest protection across Southern Europe lie at its core.

ABUJA / KADUNA - This investigation examines the operations of two Turkish-founded mining companies, Zeberced and Istanbul Quarry & Concrete, in Nigeria.

TUSCANY / NARITA – Multi-billion-pound black market in European eels is one of the world’s most lucrative and sophisticated environmental crimes — and it starts in Europe. Smuggled by organised crime groups to Asia via third countries, the trade is pushing the species to the brink of extinction within a decade.

BELA CRKVA / PRIGOR / PETRILA - This cross-border investigation has revealed that the European Commission is turning a blind eye to Romania's systemic failure to protect its wildlife.