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"With Turkey as Next COP Host, Climate Talks Again Go to Authoritarians"

"United Nations climate officials announced Thursday that Turkey will host the 2026 Conference of Parties, COP31, making it the fourth time in five years that the climate talks are held in a country under authoritarian rule."

Source: Newsweek, 11/25/2025

Dumping Mining Waste In Norway’s Arctic Ocean Worries Sámi Fishers, Herders

"Mining company Blue Moon Metals plans to dispose of its mining waste in Repparfjord, a nationally protected salmon fjord in the Norwegian Arctic that Indigenous Sámi fishers rely on."

Source: Mongabay, 11/24/2025
December 20, 2025

DEADLINE: Tyler Prize Media Fellowship

Selected journalists receive a trip to Amsterdam, accommodation and access to the world’s leading environmental thinkers during the Tyler Prize events taking place in April 2026. Open to professional journalists worldwide who cover environment, science or policy. Deadline: Dec 20, 2025.

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"Mussels Reveal Growing Microplastic Pollution In Greece's Prized Seas"

"Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have deployed thousands of mussels on the seafloor to help detect microplastics."

Source: Reuters, 11/04/2025
December 5, 2025

DEADLINE: GeoCinema at EGU26

Enter your film to be shown at the European Geosciences Union annual assembly, May 3-8, 2026, in Vienna, Austria and online.

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Furry Envoys: China’s Rare Golden Monkeys Debut At European Zoos

"With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to mistake China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. These rare and charismatic monkeys, unique to the frigid mountains of central China, have recently joined the country’s famous pandas as furry envoys to zoos in Europe for the first time... ."

Source: AP, 10/31/2025
November 26, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Virtual Media Workshop to Strengthen Reporting on Environmental Threats and Solutions in the Western Balkans

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is hosting a two-day virtual media workshop in English, Jan 28-29, 2026, for journalists in the Western Balkans interested in reporting on environmental threats and solutions. Attendees may receive funding for stories. Apply by Nov 26.

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