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"Dominica Set To Open World’s First Reserve Centered Around Sperm Whales" [1]

"The tiny island nation of Dominica has announced that it will create a 788-square-kilometer (304-square-mile) reserve to protect endangered sperm whales."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Mongabay [9], 11/15/2023
November 22, 2023

DEADLINE: Caribbean Climate Journalism Awards [10]

Climate Tracker, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, launches this inaugural competition aiming to recognize and celebrate outstanding journalism focused on climate change and environmental issues within the Caribbean region. Five prizes of USD$400. Deadline: Nov 22, 2023.

Awards and Grants [11]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [12]
Region: 
International [13]
Mexico [14]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]

"Hunger, Joblessness Drive Record Guatemala Migration To US" [15]

"With few job opportunities and food harvests hit by climate change, more young Guatemalans are leaving poor farming communities in search of a better life in the United States".

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [17]
People & Population [18]
Public [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [19], 11/13/2023
November 15, 2023

DEADLINE: CNN Academy — Climate Storytelling From the Global South [20]

Early-career journalists and storytellers from and working in the Global South are invited to apply for this Rockefeller Foundation-funded program in Abu Dhabi intended to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in their home countries. All expenses paid. Apply by Nov 15, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [21]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [12]
Journalism & Media [22]
Region: 
International [13]
Mexico [14]
Africa [23]
Asia [24]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Middle East [25]
South America [26]

"In A Warming World, Hunger Stalks Guatemala's Mayan Highlands" [27]

"Crop failures are one reason an unprecedented number of migrants are heading to the U.S. border."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [17]
Food [28]
People & Population [18]
Public [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
South America [26]
Source: Reuters [29], 10/16/2023
October 4, 2023

DEADLINE: Dart Center Documentary Film Fellowship [30]

This program, Feb 11-17, 2024 in Grand Cayman, is for senior and mid-career filmmakers to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, delve into documentary ethics and craft challenges and enrich their professional engagement around violence, conflict and tragedy. Apply by Oct 4.

Workshops and Fellowships [21]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [17]
Journalism & Media [22]
Region: 
Central America & the Caribbean [8]

#SEJSpotlight: Emilio Godoy, Freelance Journalist [31]

Meet SEJ member Emilio Godoy! Emilio has been a journalist since 1996. Based in Mexico, since 2007 Emilio has focused his work on the socio-economic and environmental effects of the climate crisis, the need to move towards a low-carbon economy, and sustainable development modalities in Mexico and Latin America.

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Journalism & Media [22]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [33]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
September 20, 2023

The Politics and Geopolitics of Latin America's Energy Transition [34]

Join the Center on Global Energy Policy in New York City (or via Zoom) for a discussion on the potential impact of recent developments on LAC’s energy transition, the region’s role in global energy markets, global supply chains and  critical mining commodities necessary for the global clean energy transition. 5:30-7:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [35]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [32]
Natural Resources [5]
Policy [36]
Region: 
Mexico [14]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
South America [26]

"Court Tosses EPA Permit Order For Troubled St. Croix Refinery" [37]

"A federal appeals court said Tuesday that EPA went too far when it subjected an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands to a costly, multiyear permitting process in order to restart operations."

Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [40]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: E&E News [42], 07/26/2023

"Farm Boom, Fires Make Bolivia No. 3 In World For Forest Loss" [43]

"Forest loss in Bolivia accelerated by about a third last year with clearances in the country trailing only giant neighbor Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a forest monitoring project report shows, blaming farm expansion and fires."

Public [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Reuters [44], 06/29/2023

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