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Bringing Sustainable Development Closer to the People through Mainstream and Civil Society Media Networks

Region

Global

Programme Summary

Inter Press Service (IPS) and the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) have partnered to commission environmental journalists to contribute in-depth, independent reporting on sustainable development. This partnership was created within, and is supported by, the Alliance of Communicators for Sustainable Development (COM+); IPS and IFEJ are both founder members of COM+.

Communication Strategies

This partnership between media-oriented networks involves encouraging journalists to use their voice to inform members of the global public about environmental issues, using information and communication technology (ICT) to share information.

Local journalists from all regions may contribute their stories about key sustainable development issues online, with submissions accepted in many different languages. Specifically, IFEJ's network of individuals and national associations of specialised environmental journalists is working with the IPS network of writers and editors to disseminate news through the IPS website. The authors cover issues such as climate change, energy, water management and pollution, ecosystems, and health and environment. Short abstracts and photos related to each story are accompanied by links to the full article.

Partnership is playing a key role in distribution; the stories are being disseminated through the IPS global newswire service, COM+ partners, Tierramérica, the IFEJ network and Terraviva and Planet's Voice, among others.

Development Issues

Sustainable Development, Environment.

Partners

IPS, IFEJ, COM+.

Contact

Inter Press Service International Association (IPS)
Via Panisperna, 207
00184 Rome
Italy
Tel: +3906 485692
Fax: +3906 4817877
headquarters@ips.org
Project webpage

Michael Schweres
Executive Director, International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ)
Quartier Peyrambert
26400 Crest
France
Tel: 00 33 4 75 76 47 69
Fax: 00 33 8 72 84 06 59
ms@45presse.com
ifej@ifej.org
Planet's Voice page on the IFEJ website

Katiana Murillo, Communications Officer
katiana.murillo@complusalliance.org
Rebeca Barquero, Program Assistant
rebeca.barquero@complusalliance.org
COM+ Alliance Secretariat
Tel: 506 241 0101

Placed on the Communication Initiative site May 08 2007
Last Updated November 01 2007

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