About REPORTING FOR A LIVABLE EARTH: COMMUNICATING SCIENCE, FACTS AND ACTION

The Earth is in crisis. How can journalists and news content creators best inform decision makers across all spheres and audiences at large? 

Join fellow journalists, scientists and changemakers to discover hot topics, key contacts and tools to cover the climate and biodiversity crises, and highlight the sovereign solutions needed for a prosperous and sustainable future. Ask experts anything and share your experiences to make the most of the largest GLF global conference of the year as well as the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference 2023 (COP28).  Pitch your story on any critical topic to be addressed at the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth, and get the chance to be awarded a USD 500 story grant to produce your news piece. 

About this session

Climate change has a disproportionate effect on Indigenous peoples even though Indigenous communities contribute the least to greenhouse emissions. Rising temperatures threaten food sovereignty, land and resources, and often put Indigenous peoples in the crosshairs of green project development. Journalists continue to be a last line of defense for Indigenous rights around the world and play a crucial role in helping the public understand how protecting the environment is braided into the protection of human rights. In partnership with Grist, this panel will feature Indigenous Affairs reporters who will offer tips and tools on how to report stories at the intersection of climate and Indigenous rights. 

Hear insights from Joseph Lee, Journalist, Grist; Pauly Denetclaw, Political Correspondent, ICT; Anna V. Smith, Associate Editor, Indigenous affairs desk, High Country News; and moderator Tristan Ahtone Editor at Large, Grist.