Climate Courage: reporting from the front lines in Asia

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May 3rd was World Press Freedom Day and a UN report released stated 44 environmental journalists have been murdered in last 15 years. This means to report on the state of the environment has become a perilous profession, with the highest number of killings in Asia Pacific (30 cases), while Latin America and the Caribbean reported 11.

The UN report surveyed 905 journalists from 129 countries, and more than 70 per cent had been attacked, threatened or pressured, with attacks on environmental reporters and news outlets up 42% in the past five years.

This puts us all in a dangerous situation. Accurate information on the climate crisis has never been more urgent, and yet it is up against an extraordinary surge of disinformation, as well as threats of violence. The changes in our environment are now before all our eyes, with no country spared the impacts, and this means environmental reporting is critical to help raise awareness about the urgency of our situation, to document and give voice to those most affected, and to encourage individuals, businesses, and governments to get serious about adaptation plans, and to take immediate action to reverse course before it is too late. And yet, the people trying to help all of us are facing more and more danger to do their job – it needs to stop.

To help us dig into this very important issue, we are delighted to welcome Robin Hicks, associate editor of Eco-Business, Asia Pacific’s largest media and business intelligence organisation dedicated to sustainable development and ESG performance. Robin has worked as a journalist across Asia for nearly 20 years, but he’s more than a journalist, he’s a passionate advocate for wildlife, working as a volunteer wildlife rescue officer for ACRES Singapore (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society), and has been volunteering for important conservation work since the 90s.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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