Supported projects

GDANSK / ONLINE – This training project focuses on enhancing news and investigative climate reporting in Poland by strengthening climate literacy within the biggest editorial offices.

TIRANA – Albania is experiencing an unprecedented tourism surge, with over 7.5 million tourists last year, and expecting more than 10 million next year. This rapid growth is putting significant pressure on the country’s natural environment.

LJUBLJANA / SOMBOR / OSIJEK – Mura-Drava-Danube is a UNESCO-protected biosphere reserve. It spans over 300,000 ha and includes more than 700 km of connected rivers. This investigation reveals poor management practices, lack of cooperation between five national governments, and lack of conservation efforts.

MEXICO CITY - This investigation reveals the scary scale of industrial pollution in Mexico caused by the activities of Volkswagen, BASF, and Bayer, Germany-based companies. Legal loopholes and lax oversight allow their facilities to continue discharging toxic waste.

SICILY / ANTALYA – Forest wildfires have increased in scale and impact. Every year, 375,000 hectares of land in Mediterranean countries are scorched by them. The journalists tried to identify the main factors which lead to these disasters endangering entire ecosystems.

PALMA / ACI TREZZA / VENICE / MASAXLOKK / AGIA NAPA / KATAPOLA – This investigation focuses on how the EU laws have promoted industrial fishing in the Mediterranean, to the detriment of Southern European small-scale fishermen. 

VIENNA – A two-day intensive workshop featuring a unique program designed for investigative journalists with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of technical skills.

ZURICH/ALTMULTHAL - Fossils of dinosaurs are the new Picassos and Van Goghs. Millions are often given for precious skeletons. Such is the case for Trinity, the skeleton of a T. rex that Antwerp entrepreneur Fernand Huts bought a year and a half ago.

ROTTERDAM/ANTWERP — This first-of-its-kind investigation shows how much fossil fuels will be produced by Dutch and Belgium oil refineries between now and the year 2050. When burned, at least 3.9 million kilotons of carbon will be released into the atmosphere - emissions that correspond to hundreds of thousands of heat-related deaths due to the effects of climate change.

BERLIN/BELGRADE - According to the new German Supply Chain Act, all German companies are obligated to ensure that human rights are respected throughout their supply chains worldwide. This means no child labor, no forced labor, and no exploitation. But is that truly the case?