THE PULITZER CENTER
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The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, an award-winning non-profit organization, supports and funds both newsrooms and journalists across the world. I have had the privilege of contributing to three of The Pulitzer Center's initiatives.
For the Rainforest Investigations Network, I was selected as a fellow to investigate forest and wildlife crimes in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia, with a focus on international timber trade agreements, forest management policies and protected area privatization. For the Rainforest Journalism Fund, I was selected as a grantee to cover 'silent forest syndrome' in Indochina and its threats to public health. For the Campus Consortium Network, I was selected as a fellow to report on the resurgence of leprosy in Brazil. |
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Monkey Business: Pandemic fuels wildlife trade, amid corruption charges
While Cambodia has contributed to the macaque market for years, it began dominating the trade after the COVID-19 outbreak and the following race for a vaccine. But this secretive, billion-dollar monkey business is riddled with corruption allegations and accused of decimation wild primate populations. Part I ✦ Part II ✦ Part III ✦ Video This series was produced through a collaboration between The Southeast Asia Globe and NBC and re-published by The Mekong Eye, The Third Pole, Kiripost, VOD Khmer and Focus — Ready for Tomorrow. |
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Silent Forest: Regional poaching threatens human and forest health
As the 'snaring crisis' plagues protected areas across Southeast Asia, the region's forests are falling silent. This continued consumption of wildlife products threatens another potential pandemic through 'spillover' of a new zoonotic disease. Part I ✦ Part II ✦ Video I ✦ Video II This series was produced through a collaboration between The Southeast Asia Globe and The Straits Times and re-published by The Mekong Eye, Kiripost, VOD Khmer and Focus — Ready for Tomorrow. This project, which made the front page of The Straits Times, was selected as a 2022 Pulitzer Center Story of the Year. |
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Phnom Tamao: Cambodian prime minister 'saves' forest, what was left
Shadowy construction plans threaten Phnom Tamao with development as conservationists worry over the future of a wildlife rescue centre in the sanctuary forest. The privitization of a protected area so close to Phnom Penh indicates increased danger for Cambodia’s protected forests beyond the watch of environmental groups. Part I ✦ Part II ✦ Part III This series was produced by The Southeast Asia Globe and re-published by The Mekong Eye, VOD Khmer, DATUM and Focus – Ready for Tomorrow . |
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Resurgence of Leprosy: Specialists struggle to stop Biblical plague
Brazil is the only country in the world failing to reach 'leprosy elimination' standards and saw back-to-back years of a rise in new cases. Shorthanded leprologists are struggling to stop the spread of this Biblical plague, as government funding and attention is pulled towards COVID-19 and other neglected diseases. Part I ✦ Part II ✦ Part III ✦ Part IV ✦ Part V ✦ Video This series was selected as a 2020 Pulitzer Center Story of the Year. |
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Conservations hope UNESCO title will safeguard Cambodian landscapes
As the Cambodian government prepares a duo of first-time submissions to UNESCO for 'natural world heritage' and 'global geopark' designations, conservationists within the country fear recognition from the United Nations won't be nearly enough to protect Cambodia's natural resources. This story was produced by The Southeast Asia Globe and re-published by The Mekong Eye, Reporting ASEAN, VOD Khmer and Focus – Ready for Tomorrow. |
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