Informing actions to protect tropical forests through journalism

About this project

Journalism about tropical forests in Indonesia. Efforts to reduce market pressure for commodities associated with tropical deforestation and improve sustainable forest land use will progress faster and more efficiently by mobilizing a global network of journalists capable of improving transparency about critical and underreported social and environmental challenges and solutions. Decision-makers, at all levels, as well as the general public, urgently need trusted, clear, timely, and actionable information to appreciate the risks associated with tropical forest loss adequately and to inform actions that address vulnerabilities related to climate and environmental change, while building resilience to these risks. This project improves awareness of the drivers of tropical deforestation through consistent multi-lingual publication, identifying opportunities for effective forest conservation and sustainable livelihoods, and amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples and low-income communities. Through this project, Mongabay will engage a consortium of local, regional, and global partners capable of sourcing information in tropical forest countries via community networks and earth observation data; exposing hidden drivers of deforestation through investigative reporting of commodity supply chains, beneficial ownership, and nature crime; providing professional opportunities for journalists in tropical forest countries to improve their skills and earn a decent living; and inform a…

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Indonesia

Sectors

Media and free flow of information

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

Mongabay

Passes funds through

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 24 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-QZA-25/0197-2.

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