A project by Brazilian non profit news agency oeco.org.br plus the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Pushing for applying new technology on sourcing and producing environmental journalism

1. Environmental News
Innovation Lab
Gustavo Faleiros - Knight International Journalism
Fellow

2. What is the ((o))eco NewsLab?
Project by
Brazilian non-profit news agency O Eco
+
International Center for Journalists via
Knight International Journalism Fellowship

3. Data, maps, news apps….
Pushing for applying new technology on
sourcing and producing enviromental
journalism ….

4. Main project

5. Data Mining Platform
Deforestation - Brazil: data since 1976 / 8 countries - since
2004, including Cattle Ranching and Timber Clusters

6. Data Mining Platform
Oil and Mining Concessions: 9 countries - who owns blocks

7. Data Mining platform = 11,6 GB
+
● Hydroeletric power plants
● Protected Areas and Indigenous territories
● Roads
● Forest Fire

8. Geojournalism
- Aggregating stories to add
contextual/journalistic layer to data
1200 and counting geotagged stories
- Generating an API (geojson) of stories to be
used on other application

9. WordPress Platform for
georeferenced content
http://cardume.github.io/jeo/

10. JEO WP Theme Features
● Publishes map layers (MapBox, CartoDB)
and allow settings direct via WordPress
● Every post can be geolocated and filtered on
interactive timeline
● Distribution widget generating embed code
and maps on social media

11. Partnerships with independent
media outlets
Data and Stories about illegal poaching in
South Africa and its links with international
ivory trafficking
http://oxpeckers.org

12. Oxpeckers.org main map

13. Community and knowledge
● Launched in September 2013
● 12 tutorials published and more to come
● Experts on 4 different continents
● Content on Creative Commons, incentive to share

14. Other Projects
Indonesia
EKUATORIAL
Environmental News
Syndication
Kenya
Investigations on European
development investments and use
of natural resources

15. Thank you
Links
http://lab.oeco.org.br/
My email
gfaleiros@icfj.org
Twitter
@gufalei