Journalism that focuses on finance-linked environmental destruction is vital for fostering transparency, accountability, and civic engagement that leads to sustainable practices. Considering this, the Pulitzer Center is launching a methodology series, starting with a how-to for corporate research by Research Editor Jelter Meers, “Exposing the Money Behind Environmental Destruction.”
With our environmental reporting networks, the Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) and the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN), we aim to uncover not only the economic activities fueling environmental degradation-such as deforestation in protected areas and illegal fishing by unregulated fleets-but also the financial incentives that enable them.
Reporters know that there are many money flows involved in any environmental wrongdoing.
Relevant links:
Exposing the Money Behind Environmental Destruction: pulitzercenter.org/exposing-m...
Forest 500 report: forest500.org/wp-content/uplo...
Database of companies: opencorporates.com