Oxpeckers Center
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism. NPO using investigative, data and geo-mapping tools to advance environmental journalism
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https://oxpeckers.org 19-05-2013 06:47:18
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Unlocking data on SA's #JustEnergyTransition: @andee_mat documents the journey to obtaining more information on renewable energy projects and decommissioning plans in Mpumalanga for #PowerTracker ⬇️ bit.ly/3Xd3rYa The African Climate Foundation ALT Advisory Eskom Hld SOC Ltd Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
I like it when we have innovative tools that improves the way journalism is done. Last month in London, I spoke to the terrific Oxpeckers Center team on how important their geojournalism tool, #PowerTracker is in helping to investigate #RenewableEnergy projects in Africa so we can expose
📽️ Are you interested in investigating renewable energy? Here’s Unearthed's Richa Syal on how you can use #PowerTracker to take your stories to the next level. Register for our upcoming webinar for more: bit.ly/SA-energy New Economy Hub The African Climate Foundation Presidential Climate Commission GIJN Africa
NEW! @andee_mat documents Oxpeckers Center's #PowerTracker journey to obtaining more information on renewable energy projects & decommissioning plans in Mpumalanga, South Africa. buff.ly/3SYYuzA Join the #PowerTracker team for this webinar on Sept. 3 👉 buff.ly/46SLPnC
Don’t forget to register for our upcoming discussion with #PowerTracker journalists Andiswa Matikinca and Thabo Molelekwa on how they investigated renewable energy in SA’s energy capital: bit.ly/SA-energy 🤝 The African Climate Foundation New Economy Hub
Madagascar is shifting away from fossil fuels, but companies mining crucial commodities for the global energy transition are being accused of not informing local communities about their plans. More in this Oxpeckers Center investigation by Oscar Nkala ⬇️ buff.ly/3AuWXec
💰Following the money: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies’s Katrina Lehmann-Grube will break down where, when & how JET finances are being spent on 3 Sep at 10:00 SAST bit.ly/SA-energy #SAEnergyCrisis #SAEnergy #RenewableEnergy 🤝 The African Climate Foundation New Economy Hub
Pecking away at a poaching kingpin: How Oxpeckers journalists tracked the notorious Mozambican syndicate leader ‘Navara’ from 2013 until he ended up in jail in 2024 ⬇ bit.ly/3MoZw47 #WildEye Wildlife Justice Commission Code For Africa GIJN Africa Pulitzer Center #mediamatters
Another impact from Oxpeckers journalists: Notorious Chinese rosewood smuggler Xuecheng 'José' Hou is in the Windhoek Regional Court today, to face charges of tax fraud. In 2019 we reported how he was linked to environmental crime ⬇️ bit.ly/2XwlOcv GIJN Africa Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
NEW! On August 16, rhino poacher 'Navara', aka Simon Ernesto Valoi, was sentenced in Mozambique to 27 years in jail. Here is how Oxpeckers Center journalists tracked the notorious Mozambican syndicate leader from 2013 until he ended up in jail in 2024. buff.ly/3z0teJO
💻 What’s happening in South Africa’s energy capital? After spending the past 18 months investigating the renewables revolution in Mpumalanga province, the Oxpeckers Center #PowerTracker team will share its findings, lessons & experiences from the field Register: buff.ly/46SLPnC
Register for our webinar on SA’s renewable energy revolution, happening on Tue 3 Sep at 10:00 SAST: bit.ly/SA-energy #SAEnergyCrisis #SAEnergy #RenewableEnergy 🤝 The African Climate Foundation New Economy Hub 👀 GIJN Africa IJNet Presidential Climate Commission Pulitzer Center
Oxpeckers Center, Africa's pioneering environmental investigative journalism unit, established with seed funding from Code For Africa, is marking a major achievement after a decade-long pursuit culminated in the conviction of a notorious poaching kingpin. bit.ly/3Z9R7t4
Interesting investigation by Kelly Rwamapera about #ivorytrafficking in Rwanda🇷🇼 using #WildEye Eastern Africa data👇 eastern-africa.wildeye.oxpeckers.org
New Oxpeckers investigation: Oscar Nkala travels to Hwange in north-western Zimbabwe to expose the environmental and health hazards caused by more than a century of coal mining ⬇ bit.ly/3XciakS 👀CNRG Zim Melissa Fourie