COP28 delegates must listen to children’s voices and perspectives
“We believe it is essential for children to be integral participants in the decision-making processes regarding climate. The decisions made at these high-stakes discussions will dictate the future that we, as the younger generations, will inherit” – CRIN
UN Submission: Promoting Environmental Democracy: Countering Attacks on Access to Information and Reinforcing Civic Space
IFEX’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment builds on an emerging area of IFEX work by drawing on illustrative contexts and initiatives from our network. The submission shows how civil society has been stepping in to resist the targeting of journalists and defenders by States and companies and to address the resulting vacuum of information critical for environmental democracy and action where States have failed.
Combating climate misinformation in MENA’s environmental crises
Special Issue: Naseem Tarawnah brings an access to information focus to his latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Fighting information pollution to promote a healthier environment
How polluters have been manipulating the information sphere to shut down opposing voices and worsen the climate crisis – and how people are fighting back.
Venezuelan authorities detain, charge environmental journalist Luis Alejandro Acosta
The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for the immediately release of freelance environmental journalist Luis Alejandro Acosta. Evidence suggests that he was arrested for his journalism.