Laura Villadiego is a freelance journalist, based in Madrid, Spain.

Laura is specialised in human rights, labour issues and the environment.

After covering the Southeast Asia for international media for more than ten years, she is now based in Madrid from where she researches on industries and their impacts.

Laura is also co-founder of the investigative journalism organisation Carro de Combate, that researches on supply chains, and author of several books on the topic. 

Laura Villadiego

Basic information

Name
Laura Villadiego
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Human rights, labour issues, the environment
Country
Spain
City
Madrid
Links

Supported projects

Food vs. Nature: How Agriculture Puts Protected Ecosystems at Risk in Europe

  • Agriculture
  • Environment

BRUSSELS – The link between agriculture and nature is a contested arena in Europe. Over the past decades, the European Union has become one of the leading producers and exporters of agricultural products in the world. But this has come at a great cost for Europe’s ecosystems.

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Soy traders and EU food brands fuel deforestation in Argentina

  • Agriculture
  • Environment

CHACO – A cross-border investigation conducted by Voxeurop and Periodistas por el Planeta reveals that livestock farms in Italy and Spain, two major meat exporters across Europe, as well as iconic food brands are indirectly linked to deforestation in the Chaco province in Argentina.

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Checkmate on bees

  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Politics

Beekeepers in Europe are struggling. Over the past decades, European policies, and especially the Common Agricultural Programme (CAP), have promoted the industrialisation of agriculture, leaving no space for bees to thrive and exposing them to many harms, such as pesticides. 

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