FJA 2019
Category: Excellence in Environmental Journalism
Second Prize
PHILIP JACOBSON (US), TOM JOHNSON (UK)
THE SECRET DEAL TO DESTROY PARADISE
Mongabay.com - November 28, 2018
The original publication is available via the following links:
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/the-secret-deal-to-destroy-paradise/ (English)
https://geckoproject.id/kesepakatan-rahasia-hancurkan-surga-papua-b347e51639fb (Bahasa Indonesia)
“The secret deal to destroy paradise” is the third installment of Indonesia for Sale, an in-depth series on the opaque deals underpinning Indonesia’s deforestation and land-rights crisis.
The series is the product of 22 months of investigative reporting across the Southeast Asian country, interviewing fixers, middlemen, lawyers and companies involved in land deals, and those most affected by them.
“The secret deal to destroy paradise” is based on a cross-border collaboration between Tempo, Malaysiakini, Mongabay and The Gecko Project.