Reporting nature crimes in Malaysia
Focus on illegal activities that pose threats to security, the economy, the rule of law, and natural resources.
Journalists from media organizations across Malaysia:
- Improved understanding of and capacity to explain issues related to wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, illegal mining, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in regional, national, and international contexts.
- Learned how to use new media tools to communicate effectively with their audiences through stories on nature crimes.
- Understood the ethical issues that confront environmental journalists.
- Generated story ideas and identified expert sources for reporting on nature crimes.