Supported projects

FRIULI / ARAGÓN-NAVARRA - Despite opposition from local communities, this investigation reveals the significant impact of infrastructure projects on the Tagliamento region in north-eastern Italy and the Ebro region in northern Spain. These vital waterways form unique ecosystems in both areas.

CORSICA / SARDINIA / BALEARICS – This cross-border investigation examines the impact of tourism in the Mediterranean on Posidonia oceanica seagrass, which plays a key role in marine biodiversity, coastal protection, and carbon sequestration.

PARIS / MADRID/ BERLIN – This cross-border journalistic investigation examines the environmental footprint of professional football in Europe - a sport that, despite growing awareness and a few promising initiatives, remains largely out of step with ecological imperatives.

GRAND RAPIDS - This project provided training for journalists in Europe and Africa in investigating environmental issues linked to supply chains. Structured workshops will teach participants how to track industrial emissions, analyse corporate financial records, verify carbon credit claims and ...

ATHENS/ ISTANBUL - Istanbul and Athens are densely populated cities sitting on fault lines. Yet, their disaster preparedness lags behind.

BRUSSELS - Which is more sustainable: a woollen jumper or a polyester one? The European Union proposes a universal calculation to find out. The answer may surprise you: although polyester is a synthetic fibre made from fossil fuels, it is not the plastic fibre but the natural fibre that turns out to ...

KIRUNA – In Kiruna, Sweden, a massive rare earth mine promises a lot for the success of the green transition for the EU – but also cultural extinction for the Sámi. The fight over Per Geijer isn’t just about minerals: It’s about who pays the price for Europe’s “clean” future.

MILAN / BRUSSELS - As artificial intelligence expands across Europe, so does the demand for data centers. Traditionally hosted in cities like Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin, these hubs are nearing full capacity. Milan, with its strategic location in the Mediterranean, is emerging as ...

TENERIFE / NAPLES - Overtourism has turned destinations like Naples and Tenerife into hotspots of environmental degradation. The sea, which attracts millions of visitors to these destinations, is becoming increasingly polluted and unsafe. This cross-border journalistic investigation sheds light on ...

LISBON / IZMIR / ROVANIEMI – In the first investigation of its kind, 41 journalists and scientists from 11 countries collaborated to measure nature loss across Europe using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence.

PRAGUE / LISBON / BELGRADE / BUDAPEST — Lithium is essential for green technologies and the EU's competitiveness goals. The ongoing rush for lithium has increased interest in deposits in Czechia, Portugal, Bosnia, and Serbia.

PALAS DE REI / FIGUEIRA DA FOZ - This cross-border investigation reveals a Portuguese pulp company’s controversial plan for a pulp mill in Galicia. The project comes with multiple environmental risks and questions about the future of local industries.

JANSKÉ LÁZNĚ - Skiing in Europe’s mid-altitude mountains is facing profound challenges due to climate change. This reporting team investigated the future of skiing in two highly exposed regions: the Krkonoše mountains in Czechia and the Apennines in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

BRUSSELS / MILAN / BUCHAREST - Billions in subsidies across Italy, France and Romania were meant to promote cleaner cars, according to carbon emissions measured during lab tests. But many funded vehicles emit far more CO₂ in real life, exposing lobbying, loopholes and flawed policies.

KINSHASA / ISANGI - This investigation exposes systematic failures in the voluntary carbon offset market through the lens of an abandoned forest protection project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

TARIFA - From Spain to Italy, an unassuming Japanese seaweed is wreaking havoc on marine life and coastal livelihoods. This investigation raises urgent questions about our ability to control the cargo that shipping companies unknowingly transport from one part of the world to another, and the ...

KAJIADO — Across Europe, multinational companies are purchasing carbon credits to ‘offset’ their emissions, claiming these schemes contribute to the fight against climate change, but in Kajiado County, southern Kenya, such carbon projects are fuelling growing concern.

REPPARFJORD / KIRUNA - While the EU Critical Raw Mineral Act is designed to fast-track strategic mining projects, resistance to new mining projects is growing among local reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden.

ANTWERP / RIEME - No one knows how many harmful substances are emitted from the chimneys of Flemish factories. However, the emissions of the limited group of “Substances of Very High Concern” reported by Flemish companies are almost twice as high as those reported by companies in the Netherlands. 

DURRES / TIRANA / UTRECHT - Port areas in Europe are often densely populated, and at the same time highly polluted, both as a consequence of maritime traffic and of industries concentrated in those areas.

KYIV / WEINSTADT - Across Europe, the hunt for lithium is intensifying — fueled by the energy transition and the booming demand for electric vehicles. While the EU has long depended on imports, projects in countries like Germany and Ukraine are now pushing to tap domestic resources. 

SANT'ANGELO in VADO / BUCHAREST - As people and goods migrate from one place to another, so too do plants, insects, and animals. Some of these species survive the journey, multiply uncontrollably, and profoundly affect their new ecosystems — in which case they are considered invasive species.

TIRANA / PRAGUE / PODGORICA - In Montenegro, where pollution levels are rising and institutional responses to environmental challenges remain insufficient, community-led solutions are increasingly stepping in to bridge the gap. 

CAMBRIDGE/LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE - How do we use the available land in our own region, and what impact does that have elsewhere? That question is crucial for our food supply, poverty reduction, nature conservation, and the fight against climate change. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about ...

ISTANBUL / LONDON - This true crime environmental series unravels a dangerous trail behind a boy's body found in recycled plastic, through witnesses, whistleblowers and hidden global scandals.

PANAMA CITY / BOGOTA / SAN JOSE  - While European leaders keep dragging their feet, some countries in Latin America—despite numerous obstacles and lack of funding—are hard at work to restore their natural environments. Tim Vernimmen visited three of them in the hope they might teach us how to do ...

TIRANA / WEINSTADT / PRAGUE - This project brings together journalists from Albania, Germany, and the Czech Republic to investigate how Europe can balance the growing demand for renewable energy with the urgent need to protect its rivers.

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.

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.

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.