Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is currently accepting applications for its Media Grants to Strengthen Reporting on Forest Governance Issues in Africa and Asia 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply fot it.
About EJN Media Grants to Strengthen Reporting on Forest Governance Issues in Africa and Asia
This media grant opportunity will award up to nine grants in total to media organizations in Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Vietnam and Indonesia, doe projects that will increate media coverage and/or improve journalists' capacity to report on forest governance topics. This work is funded with UK international Development from the UK government.
Benefits of EJN Media Grants to Strengthen Reporting on Forest Governance Issues in Africa and Asia
- They anticipate supporting nine organizations with grants of 10,000 GBP each, with at least one organization supported in each country. In general, proposals with smaller budgets will be more competitive. Larger grant amounts will be considered for projects that use innovative approaches and may be more resource- and time-consuming.
EJN Media Grants to Strengthen Reporting on Forest Governance Issues in Africa and Asia Requirements
- Media organizations in Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Vietnam and Indonesia are eligible to apply. .
- This opportunity is open to journalist networks, media organizations, civil society organizations or academic institutions. Although we will consider applications by NGOs or environmental groups looking to build the capacity of journalists to cover conservation issues, preference will be given to applications from or affiliated with professional journalists, media organizations, journalism schools and the like.
- They will not consider applications rooted in advocacy or political campaigning.
- For the purposes of this grant opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to consider applications in other languages at this time. Applicants must either have a working understanding of English or have a translator available to assist with communication with Internews staff.
- Existing or former EJN grantees are eligible to apply. We will take the performance of existing or former grantees into consideration during the selection.
- Applicants are required to be transparent about the use of generative AI tools, if any, to revise their proposals. EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct, including, but not limited to, submitting AI-generated content as their own.
- All grantees that intend to support the production of stories as part of their project will be informed of the FGMI project’s high-quality journalism standards, and are expected to encourage their supported journalists to produce work in line with these standards. These include—but are not limited to—the inclusion of marginalized sources, comprehensive and fair coverage with representation of all stakeholders, attributable quotes, personal narratives and other elements to be discussed during onboarding for this grant opportunity.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
26 February, 2026
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