Announcements
New report shows slowdown in mangrove losses–providing a ‘last best chance’ for global action to protect coastal forests
On July 26 2021, the Global Mangrove Alliance released their inaugural report, The State of the World’s Mangroves, a compilation of the most current information available on what we know about mangrove forests and what’s being done to reverse the downward trends impacting the forests and the ...
Tiisetso Mathole
Call for Applications: Climate Change Media Partnership 2021 Reporting Fellowships to COP26
DEADLINE: 23 July 2021, 11:59 PM, (UTC -11) via info.ejn@internews.org The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP), led this year by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) in partnership with the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, is pleased to announce the 2021 CCMP Reporting Fellowship Program for journalists interested in ...
Briefing Paper: Online People-Watching: Censorship, Surveillance, and the National Internet Gateway in Cambodia
On February 16, 2021, the Cambodian government issued the Sub-Decree No.23 on the Establishment of National Internet Gateway. The law will result in the implementation of the National Internet Gateway (NIG), through which the government will gain control of data traffic in the country through ...
World Drug Report 2021
Consisting of five separate booklets, the World Drug Report 2021 provides an in-depth analysis of the global drug markets and paints a comprehensive picture of the measurable effects and potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the world drug problem. The World Drug Report 2021 is aimed not only at ...
Call for Applications Mekong Data Journalism Fellowship 2021, Round Two
Deadline: 27 June 2021, 11:59 PM, (UTC +07) The East-West Center and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, in partnership with the Stimson Center, are pleased to launch a second and final round of fellowships to journalists from Mekong countries. The fellowship provides fellows with the opportunity to develop data journalism skills and support data-driven investigations into water security challenges ...
1st ODI Virtual Meetup Data Storytelling and Literacy during the Pandemic
You are invited to a virtual meetup. 1st ODI Virtual Meetup Data Storytelling and Literacy during the Pandemic Jun 14, 2021 @ 10:00 am to noon (GMT+7) Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vs8i6ItOTz-Aqm7Dgfjx9g Please find the preliminary agenda here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the zoom event. About the ...
2nd Data Economy Online Forum: Data Application Forum on Transportation/Logistics
The forum will feature the cutting-edge data application in the field of transportation and logistics. AODP has invited prominent entrepreneurs to give talks and share their business solutions. Through this event, we hope to encourage the networking between AODP members and prospective partners. Moreover, there ...
Launching the Open Up Guide on Land Governance
The Land Portal and Open Data Charter are launching the Open Up Guide on Land Governance, the latest addition to a lauded series of practical guides for governments to address key policy changes. This launch comes as part of the Open Gov Week (OGW), an annual ...
Book Launch: Migration and Women’s Land Tenure Security in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
The new book Migration and Women’s Land Tenure Security in the Greater Mekong Sub-region draws on country-level and ethnographic research, based on a collaboration between FAO and Chiang Mai University. The book explores how migration affects women’s land tenure security, and in turn the ways in which women’s ...
Call for applications: SUMERNET grants for media-research partnerships for environmental reporting (Apr-Nov 2021)
Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) is providing eight grants worth up to US$2,800 to selected journalists in the Mekong Region for environmental reporting during April to November 2021. These grants are intended for media to partner with SUMERNET researchers to produce and publish impactful stories that highlight critical environmental sustainability issues ...