Here is the (AMAZING) Arena story: greentogrey.eu And the (promised) link to the methodology: greentogrey.eu/methodology/

...including 12 sq km in areas designited to be of outstanding natural beauty... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌲🚜💨 Nature and farmland equivalent in size to that of the New Forest – 604 sq km – was lost to concrete and bricks and mortar in the UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An area the size of Cyprus – was turned from green to grey between 2018 and 2023, according to the data (which is v. clever...link to methododolgy at the end) That's 9,000 km2 – 30km2 a week – or 600 football pitches a day 🤯 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🎅🏻 The “Santa Claus effect”: booming tourism in Lapland is eating into green space in Finland, with a huge number of UK and Irish Irish tourists descending in Nov/Dec The finding is part of a major cross-border investigation into landtake in Euro 🧵👇🏻 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📽️ Notre panorama interactif @lemonde.fr : www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur... 📊 La destruction des espaces naturels largement sous-estimée par l’Union européenne : www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...

Chaque année, 1 500 kilomètres carrés de nature et de terres agricoles disparaissent sous les constructions en Europe. À l’aide d’images satellites et d’un modèle d’intelligence artificielle, nous révélons l’ampleur et les conséquences de cette artificialisation massive. #GreenToGrey

Every day, we are losing the little nature and untouched land we have left in Europe. It took 40 journalists from 11 countries, and 10 months of work to calculate how much land Europe is losing to construction, how fast, and at what cost. Read more about our findings here: greentogrey.eu

We're very excited to join @journalismarena.eu conference in Budapest in exactly one month to discuss the EU's #deregulation agenda. We'll be joined in the same pannel by @elenasanchez.bsky.social and @jelena-prtoric.bsky.social ! More info: 📅 climatearena2025.sched.com 🎟️ climatearena.eu/register/

🇪🇺 The new EU Restoration Law means journalists need to be geared to critically look at local and national nature restoration efforts. [2/3👇] Join Rina Tsubaki of @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social, @jonassimons.bsky.social at KU Leuven and Arena's @jelena-prtoric.bsky.social to explore:

🚀 Kickstart your data journalism journey with this YouTube playlist from @journalismarena.eu — featuring hands-on training in Excel, R, Python & Google Sheets. 🎥 Watch now:

📣 Tickets for Climate Arena #CA25 are now on sale! 🌍 10-11 October, Budapest 🕊️ 50 early bird tickets - get them before they're gone! climatearena.eu/register/

EU officials who were unhappy about Europe's handling of the Gaza War should file internal grievances instead of going public, the EU Commission has indicated.

The end of a fantastic first day at #Dataharvest 2025: a live journalism showcase! #EIJC25 See you all tomorrow ☀️

On Saturday of #Dataharvest, in the Mediaforum, you'll find our 'cafes' where you can get specialist advice on: • security and privacy • fundraising and finance • EU and FOI journalismarena.eu/get-advice-at-the-new-dataharvest-cafes #EIJC25

Today at Dataharvest, the European Investigative Journalism Conference by the @journalismarena.eu our amazing colleagues @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social and @nina-holland.bsky.social did a presentation on the EU deregulation wave and the corporate agenda, with tips and stories to investigate. #EIJC25

The #Dataharvest keynote with @laurentrichard.bsky.social was a fascinating dive into the collaborative, cross-border #journalism of forbiddenstories.org "It's not easy to team up. It requires a radical sharing attitude - but its urgent. If we think 'we can survive alone' - it's a mistake". #EIJC25

Ombudswoman Anjinho in an interesting discussion today with journalists at the dataharvest conference on the role of @ombudsman.europa.eu, the importance of rules on access to EU documents, and on having a culture of integrity in public administrations

Join @nina-holland.bsky.social and @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social to learn what are the stories to report on around the EU deregulation push! #EIJC25 #dataharvest2025 @journalismarena.eu

While the world’s attention is focusing on Trump’s anti-migration spectacle, the #EuropeanUnion is quietly carrying out its own crackdown. Its policies are far less visible, yet they are just as ruthless. #balkans #migration www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Protip om at de gode folk hos @journalismarena.eu her i foråret tilbyder 4 gratis onlinekurser i datajournalistik med dygtige @adahomolova.bsky.social og Jonathan Stonemann. Det første er i dag 17.30, man kan stadig nå at tilmelde sig!

This year, we have a limited number of Dataharvest participation grants covering the registration fees, accommodation, travel, and visa costs. More details here: dataharvest.eu/2025/03/05/d... #dataharvest25 #eijc25

Let's meet and reflect and discuss our journalism in Europe! New series of practice oriented papers launched by @journalismarena.eu today with contributions from @hazelsheffield.bsky.social @alessia81.bsky.social More papers are lined up - stay tuned.

Some truly bizarre stuff going down at the Committee of Regions. Read more on investigation into a journalists-for-hire scheme in our newsletter: mailing.ftm.nl/index.php?ac...

The new investigation #ForeverLobbying Project reveals how the #PFAS industry fights to block an EU ban on “forever chemicals.” These toxic substances, linked to cancer and infertility, contaminate the environment indefinitely. Read more: https://buff.ly/3Z6DNCq ~ [1/4]

📕 Meanwhile, you can check out our 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 on what makes a great pitch here: t.ly/nA7tU 🎟️ And don't forget: 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲! 📌 Early bird tickets are limited, so act fast! Discounted tickets at special rates are also available for freelancers, students, and groups 👉 t.ly/gXDfQ

Got questions about pitching for #Dataharvest2025? 🤔 Join our free 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗤&𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 "𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴" on 𝟭𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝟭𝟰:𝟯𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧 for tips & answers. 📝 Register now to get the session link: tables.journalismarena.eu/form/S2QuMHk... #EIJC25

🚨 Tickets for #Dataharvest2025 are now on sale! Join Europe’s investigative journalism community in Mechelen, Belgium, from May 23–25, 2025. Hands-on training, presentations, panels, and more await at #EIJC25 🎟️ Tickets here: t.ly/apcW1

Dear colleagues, we opened a call for proposals for the Dataharvest 2025 programme. Send us your ideas and suggestions: lnkd.in/dRiRKc33