Webinar--How to Cover Nature Crime
How can journalists report on nature crime and other criminal activity that affects the environment, as well as the people who live in and depend on these ecosystems? What tools, collaborations and reporting approaches are needed to uncover illegal logging, mining, drug trafficking, and other threats to ecosystems and Indigenous and local communities?
Mongabay’s webinar series continues with our first session of 2026: How to Cover Nature Crime.
Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global Bureau to learn how journalists can report on nature crime and other criminal activity that affects the environment, as well as the people who live in and depend on these ecosystems. Drawing on reporting by Mongabay’s Nature Crime fellows in Mongabay Latam and Mongabay Indonesia, the discussion explores what journalists can learn from their methods, tools, and field experience.
Joining the panel are:
- Daniela Quintero Díaz – Investigations Editor, Mongabay Latam
- Richaldo Hariandja – Solution Editor, Mongabay Indonesia
Register here.
Event details
When: May 5, 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Where: Live on Mongabay’s YouTube Channel and LinkedIn page.
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The experts
Daniela Quintero Díaz
Daniela Quintero Díaz is a journalist and sociologist based in Bogotá, Colombia, with seven years of experience reporting on the country’s mega-diverse ecosystems. During these years, she has conducted in-depth investigations to uncover harmful and illegal practices that threaten biodiversity, ecosystems, and communities. She was part of the investigative unit at El Espectador, one of the largest newspapers in Colombia, where she helped bring significant visibility to stories and reports focused on climate change, energy transition, biodiversity, and water ecosystems. She has also covered international negotiations on climate and biodiversity.
Richaldo Hariandja
Richaldo Hariandja, who goes by Rico, is a journalist in Jakarta who has focused on environmental issues for more than nine years. He has worked with many publications from local to international, including Mongabay Indonesia and Mongabay International since 2020.
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