Supported projects

AGADIR / PERPIGNAN – Grown for the most part in the Souss region of Morocco, tomatoes have become one of the most cultivated and exported vegetables of the kingdom. What goes wrong for the environment and agriculture if Europeans keep importing — and eating it in winter?

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

VINSCHGAU / THIAN SHAN - 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.

MURANGO – Kenya, the largest avocado exporter in Africa and the sixth-largest globally, has seen extensive deforestation as vast tracts of land are converted into avocado farms, and that is only one of the environmental and social cost of Europe's avocado obsession.

IHOSY - What can possibly be wrong about planting trees? This investigation digs deeper into a conflict unfolding in southern Madagascar, between the local community and an Italian multinational. As similar green projects multiply, this case highlights a critical challenge.

NUMAN – On land surrounding a huge sugar refinery in Nigeria, dangerously high concentrations of heavy metals appear to have had a devastating effect on people’s lives and farming output.

GOTLAND / MONTPELLIER – Is global warming making climate conditions less favourable for grape cultivation in southern Europe and more favourable in the north? The cross-border team conducted on-site reporting in four countries to see if this is true.

AMSTERDAM / BONN / HELSINKI / STOCKHOLM — Manure is a valuable part of the agricultural cycle but becomes a huge environmental threat when there's too much of it. The team of journalists in four countries tried to investigate the manure surplus, and discovered that related EU data is not readily available.

GITEGA / ROME - Climate change is making it increasingly difficult to grow coffee plants. What is the future holding for the lovers of this drink? How will plant cultivation change, what is the deal with waste management, and can coffee supply chain become sustainable? This investigation takes you to Burundi to find the answers.

LARISSA / JAÉN / VASLUI - Farmers are already under immense pressure due to economic strains compounded by stringent EU regulations. Now, the intensifying impacts of climate change are exacerbating these challenges, leading to insomnia, anxiety, and depression among farmers.