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An international collective of journalists investigating environmental crimes.

17/11/2024

Tomorrow: ERC will be releasing its in-depth investigative piece on how extractive industries critical for the transition to renewable energy causes pain and suffering vulnerable communities and ecosystems. This is a collaboration between newsroom and journalists in 11 countries.

17/11/2024

16/11/2024

In two days, we are publishing our investigation on the complexities of the transitioning to renewable energy. Our research explores how mineral extraction for green technology affects communities and ecosystems. Learn about the important considerations in the transition to sustainable energy.

16/11/2024

15/11/2024

3 Days to reveal the investigations by ERC's partners on how the extractive mineral industries can leave irreparable damage to communities and the environment. Our soon-to-be published report will delve in depth into the consequences and what can be done to ensure proper oversight.

15/11/2024

Investigations by ERC's partners revealed how the extractive mineral industries can leave irreparable damage to communities and the environment. Our soon-to-be published report will delve in depth into the consequences and what can be done to ensure proper oversight.

11/11/2024

Is the future really clean? Discover the hidden costs of environmental degradation and how it affects us all from ERC's investigation. It's time to demand change.

04/11/2024

Their homes, their livelihoods, their culture – all uprooted by the pursuit of profit. The extraction for transition minerals devastates communities and poisoning ecosystems. Communities face displacement from their ancestral lands, disruption of traditional ways of life, and environmental damage that affects soil and water. The impacts extend beyond local areas, creating ripple effects that touch many lives. Discover the hidden costs of environmental degradation and how it affects us all. It's time to demand change.

04/11/2024

Their homes, their livelihoods, their culture - all uprooted by the pursuit of profit.

The extraction for transition minerals devastates communities and poisoning ecosystems. Communities face displacement from their ancestral lands, disruption of traditional ways of life and environmental damage that affects soil and water. The impacts extend beyond local areas, creating ripple effects that touch many lives.

Discover the hidden costs of environmental degradation and how it affects us all. It's time to demand change.

28/10/2024

Behind the "shiny products": a system of exploitation that leaves workers bearing the brunt of the costs. The system that makes workers facing a myriad of challenges and paying the price. From dangerous working conditions, low wages, limited access to safety and healthcare, to forced labor. Hear the stories of those who are fighting for a better future. Their voices will move you.

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING COLLECTIVE.Collaborative investigative journalism on environmental crimes around the world. The Environmental Reporting Collective is a network of journalists and newsrooms from over a dozen countries, all dedicated to investigating environmental crimes collaboratively.Our lo...

28/10/2024

24/10/2024

🌍 ERC is Hiring a Managing Editor! 🌍

The Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC) is an award-winning global network of cross-border journalists and newsrooms dedicated to exposing environmental crime. We're seeking a Managing Editor with a strong background in investigative and environmental reporting to lead our future projects.

This is a remote role, with a preference for candidates based in Southeast Asia. You'll collaborate with journalists across the ERC network, manage investigations, and help us continue making an impact through groundbreaking reporting.

If you're passionate about leading cross-border projects and supporting impactful journalism, we want to hear from you!

🔎 Apply now: https://shorturl.at/IlMZa
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

The Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC) is a global network of newsrooms dedicated to exposing environmental crime through collaborative, in-depth investigations. Since its inception in 2020, the ERC has been recognised with multiple prestigious awards, including three SOPA Awards. The ERC is

21/10/2024

We've been conducting research since mid-2023 on critical environmental issues that have been damaging ecosystems and impacting communities.
In November 2024, we will reveal our findings on the devastating consequences of environmental degradation and its effects on human well-being.

31/07/2023

Lack of transparency of data persists as Reports by the Comtrade Data has stated that import and export figures do not add up for the world market.

In 2021, Malaysia reported shipping $32.9 million worth of sand to Singapore. However, Singapore stated otherwise, it said that it imported more than ten times that amount ($350.7 million).

Our investigation reveals that many counties report false information regarding their export/import of sand.

Read the full story here: https://www.beneaththesands.earth/supply-chain

30/07/2023

"The whole supply chain of this sands market is not well known … it is either unregulated or unmonitored.”

Dicrepancies in export/import records of the global sand industry are prevalent, implying to deeper layers of the sand trade.

Efforts to understand the full extent of sand mining only add to reported figures, not the full picture.

Our latest global collaboration series investigated how intransparencies in sand's supply chain proves rampant.

Read the full story here: https://www.beneaththesands.earth/supply-chain

29/07/2023

Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Disturbance in the sea caused by illegal mining activities gradually reduced the catch of local fisherfolk. This forced them to go further away from the sea, which was more dangerous and costlier

As it stands, many local fishers are afraid of complaining for fear of retaliation from foreign miners and local politicians.

Read the full story here: https://pcij.org/article/10070/in-ilocos-sur-where-illegal-sand-mining-ran-unabated-fisherfolk-pay-the-price-2

Photo: Karlston Lapniten

28/07/2023

🌏WORLD CONSERVATION DAY 🌿
Over the past years, the Environmental Reporting Collective has strived to bring exposure and deliver stories of environmental exploitation and urgencies.

Today, we acknowledge the still-lengthy journey for environmental sustainability and recovery, as we keep on fighting for justice.

27/07/2023

🚩Abuse, Murder, Violence

Bihar, India

“Illegal sand mining in Bihar operates not just in connivance with the police department but with their active participation. Similarly, other government agencies side with the sand mafia; they protect the mafia for handsome bribes.”

Gangs known as, the 'Sand Mafia' have been plundering sand with impunity in parts of the country for many years.

The SANDRP has documented at least over 76 people have died and 103 others injured in sand-mining-related violence and accidents.

Our investigation of our latest collaboration, 'Beneath the Sands' on crime over sand mining activities shows the significant impact and casualties criminal activities occur.

Read the full story here: https://www.beneaththesands.earth/we-cant-run-away

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[NEW] Our latest global collaboration "Beneath the Sands" is out now! The Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC) collaborated with newsrooms and journalists across 12 countries and two continents to investigate the global sand mining business, the syndicates controlling it, the communities affected by it, and the need for international standards to regulate it before it's too late. The ERC investigation, Beneath the Sands, exposes how greed for grains of sand comes at a fatal human cost; murders and other associated crimes which have taken a toll on poverty-stricken communities, particularly women who rise up against powerful sand mining operations. ** ERC’s Beneath the Sands will be published in two parts. The first part covering the environmental, gender and crimes angles is out now. The second part will be released on May 4, 2023. #BTSands

Worked To Death: How a Chinese tuna juggernaut crushed its workforce

Abuse of Southeast Asian migrant workers and illegal shark finning are rife across the fleet of one of China’s largest tuna fishing companies. Read the full story: oceansinc.earth/worked-to-death * A collaborative investigation by Mongabay.com and Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa（タンサ）, coordinated by the ERC.

Oceans Inc Webinar

How Journalists from 13 Countries Covered Crimes in the Global Fishing Industry. Oceans Inc is a cross-border investigation series into crimes in the global fishing industry, from the South China Sea to the Antarctic. Meet the journalists behind the series and find out more about the Environmental Reporting Collective's reporting and training grants that are worth over USD 15,000!

Oceans Inc: Investigating crimes in the fishing industry

Find out how our #OceansInc team put together this investigation from 13 countries. We're going live on Zoom here: bit.ly/OceansInc

Transshipment: The Art of Fish Laundering

It might seem like a sensible logistics exercise, but in reality, transshipment enables destructive IUU fishing across the world. Read the full story: https://www.oceansinc.earth/transshipment

Krilling For Oil: The race to exploit Antarctic krill

Conservationists are sounding the alarm over the international race to exploit the Antarctic's krill swarms. Read the full story: oceansinc.earth/krilling-for-oil #WeAreERC #EnvironmentalReportingCollective

Indonesia's illegal fishing problem

Fishers in Indonesia’s prized Natuna Islands who are fending off threats, both domestic and international - as it becomes one of the country's biggest hotspots for illegal fishing. Read the full story: oceansinc.earth/fishers-on-the-frontlines Special thanks to Tempo Media for collaborating on this report.

Malaysian fishermen are facing a crisis

In Malaysia, ERC partners R.AGE travelled to the South China Sea and Straits of Malacca to see how IUU fishing has affected local fishers. Many are close to losing their livelihoods, and their traditional fishing waters are destroyed. To find out more, or to support our work, go to http://oceansinc.earth.

Fishers On The Frontlines

Fishing communities connected by the South China Sea are struggling as their countries battle against IUU fishing – and each other, despite their shared heritage. Read the full story: oceansinc.earth/fishers-on-the-frontlines Thanks to our reporting partners Initium Media 端傳媒, Rappler, R.AGE and Tempo Media.

Oceans Inc: Investigating Crimes in the Global Fishing Industry

Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is responsible for the mass destruction of marine ecosystems, as well as heinous human rights abuses. Read our full report: www.oceansinc.earth * Oceans Inc is an ERC collaborative investigation produced by 23 journalists in over a dozen countries.

OCEANS INC. is The Environmental Reporting Collective's latest cross-border investigation, focusing on illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing. Produced by 23 journalists working in over a dozen countries – all throughout the Covid-19 pandemic – the first instalment of the five-part series will be released tomorrow, Aug 23. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when it goes live: investigative.earth/green-echoes-newsletter #WeAreERC #EnvironmentalReportingCollective