The climate crisis is at hand. However, the safety of journalists reporting on environmental damage is increasingly threatened.
Please note that this article was automatically translated using Microsoft Azure AI, Open AI, and Google Translation AI. We cannot ensure that the entire content is translated accurately. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, contact us atEnvironmental damage caused by irresponsible tin mining practices around the city of Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Island, Bangka Belitung Province, was reported on Saturday .that threaten lives.
"The community needs to be aware of this and journalists and media workers have a crucial role in providing information and educating them," he said through the United Nations' Youtube channel.The media reports on climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, and environmental injustice. Such reporting has increased people's understanding of the current state of environmental destruction, thus enabling them to take concrete actions to fix it.
Without facts, we cannot fight misinformation and disinformation. Without accountability, we will not have strong policies. Without press freedom, we will not have any freedom. "However, environmental journalists are not the only ones at risk. Around the world, media workers also risk their lives in efforts to report everything, ranging from war to democracy," he said.
UNESCO reports that at least 749 journalists and media reporting on environmental issues have been targeted with murder, physical violence, detention and arrest, as well as online harassment during the period of 2009-2023. More than 300 attacks occurred during 2019-2023, which is an increase of 42 percent compared to the period of 2014-2018.
Of the five indicators used in the ranking, the political indicator has experienced the biggest decrease, with a global average decrease of 7.6 points. RSF Editorial Director Anne Bocande said that with more than half of the world's population participating in elections in 2024, they see a worrying trend revealed by the index.
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