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Rethinking Forest Management in the Pyrocene

Recent urban-interface infernos, fueled by climate change, leave no doubt that we have entered the age of runaway fire. Writer and ecologist Lauren Oakes writes that large-scale combustion is permanently reshaping ecosystems and societies as we learn to live with wildfire, not just fight it. Instead of perpetuating problematic approaches to forest management, experts call for confronting the root causes of this crisis and adopting science-informed responses.

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July 21, 2025

DEADLINE: World Food Forum Youth Film Festival

The World Food Forum's Global Youth Action Initiative invites fiction and non-fiction entries to this global short film competition. Filmmakers must be 18-39 years old. Winning films may be screened at the festival in Rome from Oct 13-17, 2025. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 21.

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"On Ireland’s Peat Bogs: Climate Action Clashes With Tradition – In Pictures"

"Bord na Móna, which was once a peat extraction company, has now committed to one of the largest peatland restoration projects ever undertaken, targeting 33,000 hectares in over 80 bogs with the hope of reducing carbon emissions and increasing biodiversity. But many households still continue to cut turf, relying on it for heating as have previous generations."

Photographs by Clodagh Kilcoyne for Reuters June 15, 2025.

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Source: Reuters, 06/16/2025

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UK: Toxic Pesticide Found In Tampons 40x Higher Than Legal Limit For Water

"Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report"

Environmental Justice

Source: Guardian, 06/02/2025

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June 3, 2025

GIJN Webinar: Behind the Data — Tools and Techniques From the 2025 Sigma Award Winners

Moderated by journalist and newsroom leader Gina Chua, this Global Investigative Journalism Network session offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the workflows powering award-winning journalism featuring groundbreaking investigations (many of them environmental) from around the globe. 9 a.m. ET.

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#SEJSpotlight: Anzula Jafarova, Senior Director, 24media.az; Lecturer, Baku State University

Meet SEJ member Anzula Jafarova! Anzula is a journalist, editor and lecturer specializing in international data journalism. She is the director and chief editor of 24media.az, the first platform in Azerbaijan where students from different universities collaborate to produce news content. At Baku State University, Anzula teaches journalism fundamentals, focusing on news reporting, editing and data-driven storytelling.

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October 17, 2025

WildPhotos Nature Photography Symposium, London, UK or online

Join WildScreen, in partnership with Wildlife Photographer of The Year, either at the British Library, London, UK or online for a one-day nature photography symposium featuring 14 award-winning nature photographers, sharing the stories, craft and impact behind some of the most iconic recent wildlife photography.

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May 12, 2025

DEADLINE: EurekAlert! Travel Awards for International Science Reporters

EurekAlert! provides travel funding and support to early-career science, technology and health journalists from low- and middle-income countries to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting. The 2026 Meeting takes place in Phoenix, AZ, February 12-14. Apply by May 12, 2025.

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Man Accused Of Hacking US Climate Activists Loses UK Extradition Fight

"A judge in the United Kingdom has recommended the extradition of a private investigator to the United States whom the Justice Department accuses of leading a hacking operation that targeted American climate activists."

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Source: NPR, 05/05/2025

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"Like The Ritz For Wildlife: The Joy Of Recreating Britain’s Ancient Hedges"

"The 30-metre ridge runs across the moor near Yar Tor on Dartmoor, one of several faint lines that crisscross the land like aeroplane contrails. Although the open moorland looks wild, we are standing on some of the UK’s oldest farmland. These ridges, called reaves, are the ghosts of farming’s most wildlife-rich legacy: hedges." "Up and down the country, volunteers are coming together to plant more of these nature-rich reserves".

Source: Guardian, 04/24/2025

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