EJN Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions Story Grants 2026 – YOA

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Applications are open for the EJN Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions Story Grants 2026. Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) goals to construct the capability of journalists and social media content material creators to provide participating tales that talk biodiversity values and improve the standard and amount of media tales on biodiversity, in addition to nature-based mostly options to local weather change and different environmental threats.

In partnership with NABU by way of the SYMBIOTIC Project, EJN is happy to supply as much as 25 story grants to chose journalists and social media content material creators from the SYMBIOTIC goal nations—Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan and Madagascar—to report on biodiversity and nature-based mostly options. In addition to funding, chosen journalists will obtain help from skilled mentors by way of the story manufacturing course of.

Story Themes

They welcome story concepts that target biodiversity and nature-based mostly options to local weather change and different environmental threats.

Themes that candidates might discover, embrace however usually are not restricted to:

• The significance of biodiversity for non-environmental sectors equivalent to schooling, media, finance and planning
• Local group actions to guard biodiversity which can be linked with nationwide planning and world frameworks
• Effectiveness of the implementation of nationwide biodiversity motion plans
• Examples of efficient nature-based mostly options
• Benefits of human co-existence with wildlife
• Value chain and different kinds of improvements that scale back or take away threats to biodiversity
• Biodiversity-friendly agriculture
• Coastal and mangrove administration
• Embedding biodiversity in governance reforms
• Institutionalizing Indigenous biodiversity information and practices

grant

• They count on to award as much as 25 grants with a mean finances of EUR 1, 800 every.  

Eligibility

• Applicants have to be from Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan or Madagascar. 
• Groups of journalists and content material creators are eligible, particularly for cross-border story concepts. However, the application have to be made within the identify of 1 lead applicant. Lead candidates are chargeable for speaking with EJN and receiving funds on the group’s behalf, if awarded.  
• For the needs of this grant OPPORTUNITY, they’ll solely be accepting functions in English Unfortunately, we do not need the capability to think about functions in different languages right now. Applicants should both have a working understanding of English or have a translator accessible to help with communication with Internews workers.
• Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (on-line, print, tv, radio), social media content material creators and different skilled media practitioners with skilled reporting expertise. We welcome functions from early-profession and skilled reporters/creators. We encourage functions from freelance reporters and workers from all kinds of media organizations–worldwide, nationwide, native and group-based mostly.
• Applicants are required to be clear about the usage of generative AI instruments, if any, to revise their proposals. EJN reserves the correct to disqualify candidates from consideration if they’ve been discovered to have engaged in unethical or improper skilled conduct, together with, however not restricted to, submitting AI-generated content material as their very own.

Judging Criteria

Applicants ought to take into account the next factors when devising their story proposals:

• Relevance: Does the proposal meet the factors and targets of the decision? Why does this story matter and to whom? Is the primary thought, context and total worth to the target market clearly outlined?
• Angle: If the story has been coated, does your proposal convey new insights to the subject or provide a contemporary angle?
• Reach: Does the proposed media outlet have a large attain? Journalists publishing their work at retailers that usually prohibit content material behind paywalls are inspired to safe commitments to publish from further retailers, or request an exception to make sure their EJN-supported story stays accessible to audiences.
• Impact: Does the proposal have a compelling narrative or investigative aspect that can inform and have interaction, draw consideration, set off debate and spur motion?
• Innovative storytelling: The use of inventive approaches, multimedia and knowledge visualization might be thought of a plus.
• Plan for well timed publication: Reporters, whether or not freelance or employed at a media outlet, might want to embrace a letter of help from an editor of their application, committing to publish the tales by October 31, 2026.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to EJN Grant.