As a new sighting of #lionfish has just been reported in southern Italy, here is a recent Q&A with Jason Hall-Spencer on ways to tackle the lionfish's rapid expansion in the #Mediterranean. You can read the entire interview at this link: bit.ly/3JlDled.

We had been warning about this (#Mediterranean as a climate change hotspot), but the "i told you so" will not help. And perhaps we had not thought it would come this fast... phys.org/news/2023-07-h…

Must read story of the day. Astonishingly great reporting by Alissa Johannsen Rubin and astonishingly great photos by Bryan Denton about the cascading impacts of climate change from what was once the Garden of Eden. nytimes.com/2023/07/29/wor…

With Guia Baggi, Rahma Behi, Virginia Kirst I’m on Mongabay reporting on sneaky use of waste codes, fake documentation, corruption and control loopholes: the many ways waste is illegally trafficked to countries with more competitive rates and lower environmental standards

#Environment #Journalism #EarthProgramme 🌎 📰Fake documentation, corruption, and control loopholes. How waste gets trafficked to countries with more competitive rates and lower environmental standards?🚨 ✍️ Guia Baggi @v_kirst laura carrer @Rahma_Behi ➡️ bit.ly/44RHWxb

Nelle ultime settimane ha fatto molto parlare di sé ma è arrivato sulle nostre coste già molti anni fa. Quale impatto ecologico ed economico ha sull'area del Mediterraneo? Perché sono così numerosi e invasivi? #Radio3Scienza racconta il granchio blu, qui bit.ly/granchiblu

Storm Daniel: The record of the highest daily accumulated rainfall in Greece was broken 754 mm in just 18 hours in Zagora, central Greece. meteo.gr/article_view.c…

To journalists on Twitter: can you help me spread the word about ECPMF's legal support program? We have money to cover lawyer's fees for journalists and media outlets facing legal actions (lawsuits, detention, SLAPPs etc). Get in touch with me via [email protected]. #MFRR

amici science writers, The Open Notebook ha creato un database internazionale di giornalisti scientifici! iscrivetevi che finora la rappresentanza italiana è scarna (siamo solo in 2!)

On Nov 2, floods hit the plain between Florence, Prato and Pistoia. Last week, Guia Baggi and photographer @micheleborzoni from collective @TerraProjectNet went to see the situation firsthand. Read their reporting in tomorrow's #Lapilli+ @magazine_magma ➡️bit.ly/3Q3ovNq

📦 All SJN's open opportunities in one place 🌤️ A solutions-focused job w/Mongabay 📰 An awesome constructive newsletter from @magazine_magma ❤️‍🩹 Healthy conflict coverage from Amanda Ripley All that and more in the latest Above the Fold newsletter: solu.news/f3dc09

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One skill I consistently notice in the best writers I work with is their ability to self-edit. It doesn’t mean I don’t ever make changes to their work or spot errors, but there are four things I’m sure these writers are doing before I lay eyes on their story...

Well, it's official: Hakai Magazine is ceasing publication at the end of the year because our funding is being cut. I'm incredibly sad for my colleagues, for the freelance community, for the journalism ecosystem as a whole, and for myself. Editing for Hakai has been a dream.

.@magazine_magma is accepting applications for the Magmatic School of Environmental Journalism, which will enhance journalists’ skills in environmental reporting and narrative writing, while expanding their portfolios. 📅Deadline: Aug. 30 buff.ly/3A5M965

What's happening?! This. It's official, Hakai Magazine and bioGraphic, together in 2025. More great environmental journalism focused on oceans, coasts, and biodiversity, conservation: mailchi.mp/hakaimagazine/…

WIRE Wants to Fill a Gap in Environmental Reporting studyhall.xyz/free-newslette…

At the recently concluded WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, Guia Baggi & I put together a panel on covering vulnerable communities affected by climate change. Some glimpses from our well-attended panel. Thank you to Health Policy Watch for supporting my application to the WCSJ2025