Rainforest, Governance, Communities
For the 2026 Civil Society Microgrant, the Pulitzer Center is looking for projects examining the drivers of the degradation of the rainforest ecosystem, including the role of global market, finance, and policies while centering the rights and roles of Indigenous people and communities whose lives are closely connected to the forest ecosystems.
SUGGESTED STORIES AND PROJECTS
| TITLE | PUBLICATION DATE | COUNTRY | OUTLET |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Agricultural Lobby Uses São Paulo State Government As Showcase for Project To Interfere in Education” by Gisele Lobato | February 19, 2026 | Brazil | Aos Fatos |
| “Ugly Valentine: How ‘Fairtrade’ Roses Ravage Uganda’s Wetlands” by Musinguzi Blanshe and Annegina Randewijk | February 11, 2026 | Uganda | The Africa Report |
| West Africa's Disappearing Rainforests by Ed Davey | January 30, 2026 | Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone | AP, The Gecko Project |
| Carbon Trading and Its Impact on Indigenous Peoples and Forests by Adi Renaldi | January 20, 2026 | Indonesia | Project Multatuli, Deduktif.id |
| Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars are Tiring the Mekong by multiple authors | January 8, 2026 | Southeast Asia | Mekong Eye—in collaboration with regional media partners, the Earth Journalism Network, and the Pulitzer Center |
| Ecocide of the Tin Islands: Corruption, Environmental Collapse, and Community by Finlan Adhitya Aldan and Nopri Ismi | December 1, 2025 | Indonesia | Tanahair.net |
| Archaeology at the Service of the Forest and its Peoples by Sofia Moutinho | November 6, 2025 | Brazil | Science, Folha de S.Paulo |
| The Tech Supply Chain in the Amazon by Isabel Harari and colleagues | June 17, 2025 | Brazil | Repórter Brasil |
| How Corruption in Congo Undermines Global Climate Goals by Linda Ngari | June 11, 2025 | DRC | Africa Uncensored |
| “In Colombia, Chevron Has a Habit of Buying Carbon Credits From Projects Made Behind Indigenous People’s Backs” by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano | May 14, 2025 | Colombia | Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) |
| “Financial Market and Farmers Keep Indigenous Communities out of Their Own Land in the Amazon Rainforest” by Bruna Bronoski | April 8, 2025 | Brazil | O joio e o trigo |