The reporters of the Center for Investigative Journalism from Moldova awarded by the Association of Environmental Journalists and Ecological Tourism from Moldova. Read more about it here.
Pollution of forests, reserves, large cross-border rivers Danube, Dniester, Prut, Western Bug. Destruction of living resources in the Black Sea.
We proved that the soil in European countries is contaminated with heavy metals. Only in Ukraine - 2 million m² of fields were destroyed.
We proved that the Russian military and the full-scale war of the aggressor are involved in the significant deterioration of the ecological situation in Ukraine and neighbouring European countries.
We have identified specific Russian middle and lower commanders who give orders to soldiers - which in the future leads to crimes against ecology.
We will establish the facts that the level of atmospheric air pollution in Moldova, Ukraine has increased - compared to the indicators - which were before the start of the full-scale Russian attack.
We proved that the death of thousands of dolphins in Bulgaria was caused by the actions of Russian warships.
CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits (Special Mention) in Investigative Journalism 2024
Sources:
UN reports; international criminal law; trips; documentation; interview; water and air analyses; OSINT; photo and video shooting; requests for access to information; monitoring of social networks.
