DEADLINE: EJN Biodiversity Media Grants

At both COP16 held in Cali, Colombia and COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan last year, biodiversity and climate experts urged accelerated action to protect biodiversity and halt the climate crisis.  

Even as the science and negotiations at these global summits recognized that biodiversity loss and climate change are interconnected and mutually reinforcing, climate action receives more funding and media coverage, while conservation, and biodiversity stories are pushed to the sidelines. 

The window to achieve the 30x30 target, and other goals listed in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is fast closing. 

Overlooking the importance of biodiversity is of dire consequence for humankind—it provides important resources and also enhances our planet’s resilience, including disaster-risk reduction and mitigation. 

To ensure the public has a clearer understanding of what’s at stake—and the solutions that policymakers and the private sector could implement to curb this crisis, Earth Journalism Network’s Biodiversity Media Initiative is offering 3-4 media grants to  increase the quality and quantity of biodiversity stories and build the capacity of journalists to improve their coverage of biodiversity issues, and draw attention to their linkages with climate and health. 

In addition to funding, selected organizations will receive support from experienced mentors through their project. 

Media organizations in countries classified as either low- or middle-income by the World Bank are eligible to apply for this opportunity.

Deadline: March 30, 2025, 11:59 PM (Pacific/Niue)

More information.