Robert Soutar is a writer and editor with more than ten years' experience of specialising in environment and development.

Prior to joining the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, he was an editor at China Dialogue, where he commissioned award-winning stories about mining in the Americas.
 

Robert Soutar

Basic information

Name
Robert Soutar
Title
Environment editor
Expertise
Environmental issues, investigations
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
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Mentor for

Azerbaijan to Italy: The Hidden Costs of Gas

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Exploitation

BAKU/ RAVENNA/ L’AQUILA – Under the pretext of reducing reliance on Russian gas, Italy and the European Union have planned to double gas imports from Azerbaijan since 2022, even as dictator Ilham Aliyev tightens his authoritarian grip and increases investments in fossil fuels.

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Rubber for Europe is fuelling environmental and human rights violations in Ghana and Nigeria

  • Environment
  • Human Rights

EDO/OKOMU – The journalists revealed that rubber and palm oil craze is a reason behind land grabbing, deforestation, and human rights violations in both Ghana and Nigeria. The French company Socfin's presence in southern Nigeria has caused host communities pain and rights violations, even if they mask it with well-oiled communication.

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Ghana forests