DEADLINE: EJN Virtual Media Workshop on the 30x30 Target and Marine Protected Areas

In December 2022, more than 190 countries committed to achieve ‘30x30’ under target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework. This target calls for the effective protection and management of 30% of the world’s terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, by the year 2030. 

Yet summits since then have made it clear the world is not on track to meet this target. In fact, so far countries have only fully or highly protected 2.9% of our oceans, far from the 30% target. 

As part of EJN’s Ocean Media Initiative, we are pleased to announce two virtual media workshops for journalists in coastal countries globally seeking to deepen their knowledge of the 30x30 target, to improve their reporting on solutions being implemented to reach the target, and equip their audiences with the information they need to hold governments accountable to their commitments.

The workshops will take place virtually on Zoom over three days in March 2025, with 3 hours of training sessions each day.

Applicants can be from coastal countries anywhere in the world. We will not accept applications from countries with a freshwater coast; only coastal countries with a marine border will be considered.

For the purposes of this training opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to consider applications in other languages at this time. Applicants must have a working understanding of English to participate in and fully benefit from the workshop.

Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) and other media practitioners with experience covering ocean issues.

We welcome applications from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations – community-based, local national and international. We especially encourage women, rural, Indigenous and early-career journalists to apply.

Applicants are required to be transparent about the use of generative AI tools, if any, to revise their proposals. EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct, including, but not limited to, submitting AI-generated content as their own. 

Deadline: January 16, 2025 @ 11:59 AM (Pacific/Niue)

Details and application.