InfoNile
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#Geojournalism. Mapping stories on water and environment in the #Nile River Basin. Cross-border multimedia investigative reporting.
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http://infonile.org 24-04-2017 19:36:04
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Congratulations Alex Taremwa🥳 This is a win for Africa 🌍 keep up the good work!
20 journalists from Uganda & Kenya are being trained by InfoNile on using Global Forest Watch to track deforestation & illegal timber trade in the Congo Forest. Funded by Global Forest Watch, this project aims to raise awareness about the issue in North Kivu,DRC. #Deforestation.
The training sessions by Blanshe Musinguzi covers data tracking , sourcing & analysis, storytelling techniques, & ethical reporting using the Global Forest Watch online platform to get data in real time on Forests across the world. InfoNile #IllegalTimberTrade #Deforestation
Another site covered by Blanshe Musinguzi is the UN Comtrade a repository of international trade data that provides UN Commodity Trade data that will help journalists track the illegal timber trade from the Congo Forest. InfoNile Global Forest Watch UN Trade Statistics