The journalists who go to the workshop will get to:

* Learn about the ecosystems in the region and how they affect Europe and the world

* Understand the policies that affect biodiversity and nature

* Learn about the big threats to biodiversity in the region and the challenges of protecting it

* Hear from experts about how biodiversity is connected to climate change and health

* Learn about different ways to protect the environment

* Understand how to use new technologies to track threats to biodiversity

* Learn how to write about biodiversity in a way that is effective and engaging

* Get help finding the right data and sources for their stories

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is inviting people to apply for a workshop that will help journalists from the Western Balkans write about biodiversity and protecting the environment. This program wants to help people understand nature the challenges of protecting it and the policies that affect the environment in the region. The journalists who are chosen will go to training sessions meet with experts and communities and visit a place that's important for biodiversity.

Summary:

Deadline: July 01, 2026

Category: Fully Funded, Grants

Opportunity Locations: Montenegro

• Applicants can be from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo. 
• Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) and other media practitioners with experience covering these issues. 
• They welcome applications from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations—community-based, local, national and international.
• They especially encourage women, rural, Indigenous and early-career journalists to apply.