Biodiversity Media Alliance

Linking Journalism with the Web of Life

The Biodiversity Media Alliance aims to boost the quantity and quality of media coverage of biodiversity issues.

WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE?

IIED, IUCN and Internews created this site to build bridges between journalists and their sources. To learn more about how to use the site, and suggest any ways to improve it, please read and comment on the introductory blog post.

TRY OUT THE EARTH JOURNALISM TOOLKIT

The online toolkit includes 50 topic pages about specific environmental issues including many related to biodiversity. Each includes background information, reporting tips, case studies and examples of good coverage. The toolkit also has pages on key reporting skills, a glossary and links to other resources. Click here to visit the toolkit.

Biodiversity in the news

Namibia's environmental laws

5 vital projects that will continue in 2020

Wildlife through the window: what readers have spotted during lockdown

Citizen science project aims to reveal secret life of bees

'Sweet City': the Costa Rica suburb that gave citizenship to bees, plants and trees

Events

 

Blog Posts

WEBINAR: Nature-based solutions for climate change: from global ambition to local action

Posted by Anne Schulthess on April 28, 2020 at 11:16

PODCAST: Four countries working together to get climate finance to the local level

Posted by Anne Schulthess on April 22, 2020 at 15:48

Biodiversity newsletter launch

Posted by Anne Schulthess on April 3, 2020 at 16:44

Horrifying rise in ‘jaw bombs’ brings agonising death to jumbos

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on March 3, 2020 at 1:53

Fish, the ignored wildlife on our plates

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on March 3, 2020 at 1:51

Elephant seal native to Antarctica spotted for first time in tropical Sri Lanka

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on November 27, 2019 at 3:26

In Sri Lanka, the sweet smell of agarwood draws calls for trade protection

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on September 14, 2019 at 8:40

Attempt to push conservation of sharks with a global push

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on September 14, 2019 at 8:30

Restoration of Ansupa Lake brightens wetland conservation hopes

Posted by Basudev Mahapatra on July 8, 2019 at 16:25

Biodiversity takes centre stage in Odisha’s silent valley

Posted by Basudev Mahapatra on July 7, 2019 at 18:29

Community protection holds hope for climate change affected Similipal sanctuary

Posted by Basudev Mahapatra on July 7, 2019 at 18:15

Forest food ensures nutritional security of Odisha’s tribes

Posted by Basudev Mahapatra on July 7, 2019 at 18:03

Crackdown after Sri Lanka bombings may help in fight against blast fishing

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on July 4, 2019 at 1:05

Deadlier than guns: Explosive bait haunts Sri Lanka’s elephants

Posted by Malaka Rodrigo on July 3, 2019 at 11:54

A Conspiracy in the Wild

Posted by John Mbaria on April 18, 2019 at 21:50

Members

Groups

ABOUT THE BIODIVERSITY MEDIA ALLIANCE

The Biodiversity Media Alliance is a collaboration between IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature), the International Institute for Environment and Development, and Internews.
 
 
 

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WEBINAR: Nature-based solutions for climate change: from global ambition to local action at Zoom (online)

May 22, 2020 from 2pm to 3:15pm
The world is facing two unprecedented environmental crises: biodiversity loss and climate change. The causes of these challenges are interrelated, as are the solutions. Join IIED for a webinar on 22 May, the International Day of Biological Diversity, to discuss how we can translate the global ambition around nature-based solutions for climate change into local action.See More
Apr 28
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Anne Schulthess posted a blog post

WEBINAR: Nature-based solutions for climate change: from global ambition to local action

Nature-based solutions for climate change: from global ambition to local actionThe world is facing two unprecedented environmental crises: biodiversity loss and climate change. The causes of these challenges are interrelated, as are the solutions. Join IIED for a webinar on 22 May, the International Day of Biological Diversity, to discuss how we can translate…See More
Apr 28
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Anne Schulthess posted a blog post

PODCAST: Four countries working together to get climate finance to the local level

To celebrate Earth Day, today I'd like to invite you to listen to Getting money to where it matters: ensuring funds for climate action reach those who need it most – the latest episode of the 'People, Planet and Public Finance' podcast by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the International Budget Partnership (IBP).IIED and…See More
Apr 22
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David J Fishman is now a member of Biodiversity Media Alliance
Apr 6
Welcome Them!
LUKE KAPCHANGA commented on Mike Shanahan's group Climate Change
"Hi members. It is a pleasure to join you. Hope to be useful in one way or the other. And also to learn and share."
Apr 6
LUKE KAPCHANGA joined Mike Shanahan's group
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Climate Change

Use this group for focused discussion on linkages between biodiversity and climate change.
Apr 6
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Anne Schulthess posted a blog post

Biodiversity newsletter launch

IIED will be launch its brand new biodiversity newsletter next week. Sign up to it on the IIED website to receive updates on our work focussing on the links between biodiversity, conservation and local people's livelihoods.In addition to biodiversity, you'll also find a range of newsletters containing our latest news and publications on a variety of subjects. Find out more and sign up now: https://www.iied.org/sign-upSee More
Apr 3
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Profile IconIrène Gaouda, Nadia Malia, andrea bozzi and 7 more joined Biodiversity Media Alliance
Apr 3

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