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Peter Yeung

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Roving freelance journalist. Special projects, solutions, digital storytelling, data reporting, arts, travel & food. Couteau suisse. [email protected]

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@ptr_yeung
Peter Yeung
3 years
It was a life highlight to visit the Kajang, an Indigenous tribe from Indonesia for @washingtonpost. How can we save the world's rainforests? They may have the answer. https://t.co/dMbTqeKAMd
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washingtonpost.com
As global deforestation continues, empowering Indigenous peoples such as the Kajang is emerging as a key way to protect the world’s rainforests.
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@unbiasthenews
Unbias the News
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New: A community investigation in suburbs of Paris and Barcelona tracked indoor temps and found them soaring above the heat on the street or other parts of the city. Will urban inequality drive health risks from heatwaves? @ptr_yeung @NatalieDonback https://t.co/Cro8Q2onh8
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unbiasthenews.org
While European cities face record-shattering heat, not all residents are affected equally. Indoor heat sensors show scorching temps in areas with lower-income housing, causing deadly health risks.
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Anealla
3 months
“Every time I document a massacre or event or bombing, I think that maybe through this bombing or this image that the war could stop and this war would end.” May we be always haunted by the words and work of our colleague Anas Al-Sharif, killed moments ago by Israel in Gaza.
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Peter Yeung
3 months
I've uncovered a questionable use of the EU's €26.7 billion Just Transition Fund to pay sauna festivals, axe throwing centres, and dance marathons - sparking fears that billions of euros are going to waste - or worse. My report for @ContextNewsroom https://t.co/iarlwIyON4
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context.news
Critics raise alarm about EU's Just Transition Fund, fearing fraud, misuse and a green light for flimsy projects
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Peter Yeung
3 months
I've been digging into the extremely fishy decision in December 2024 to classify yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean as no longer overfished. Critics say the EU’s powerful, billion-dollar fishing lobby is behind it. My story for @DialogueEarth_ https://t.co/IH7aDIJXvZ
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dialogue.earth
Independent scientists have raised concerns over research that suggests yellowfin fishing is sustainable – those involved disagree
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Peter Yeung
4 months
It’s 37C in Paris. This is the queue to get into a swimming pool. I’ve never seen anything like it. Several police officers have arrived to control the crowd.
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Peter Yeung
5 months
Reporting thanks to support from @journalismfund and @journalismarena. Expect more reporting on the just transition soon.
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Peter Yeung
5 months
These funds are meant to help shift communities and regions away from fossil fuels, such as retraining coal miners for the energy transition. Critics warn the delays risks mass unemployment, rushed misspending, and a backlash against green policies à la gilets jaunes
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Peter Yeung
5 months
The EU promised workers billions to go green. They're still waiting. Less than 3% of the flagship €26.7 billion Just Transition Fund has been spent, despite running for more than four years - and just two left My scoop for Thomson Reuters Foundation
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context.news
Flagship EU fund to support fossil fuel workers and communities risks mad spending rush, says exclusive European Commission data
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Tom Phillips
5 months
Out tomorrow: the first episodes of our six-part @guardian podcast series about Dom and Bruno and the Amazon. Listen wherever you get your podcasts
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theguardian.com
In one of the most remote corners of the Amazon jungle, a journalist and an indigenous defender disappear without a trace. Missing in the Amazon – our new six-part investigative podcast series...
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Fernanda Wenzel
7 months
The Amazon's second largest tree is in danger, as illegal gold miners are operating just one kilometer from this 85-meter (279-foot) red angelim. My latest on @MongabayOrg with @alexdesanti https://t.co/XSnyo10ibC
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news.mongabay.com
Illegal gold miners have been moving into Amapá in the wake of federal raids on mining hotspots in other parts of the Brazilian Amazon, including the Yanomami and Munduruku Indigenous territories.
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Peter Yeung
7 months
I profiled Andrés Torres, the visionary Catalan chef and humanitarian activist, for @NatGeo. He spent years living with Indigenous peoples in Latam, drove to Ukraine as the war broke with 500 bags of groceries and now runs a 98% self-sustainable restaurant https://t.co/mZecrHt6Z7
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nationalgeographic.com
At his restaurant in Catalonia, chef Andrés Torres creates food with a minimal environmental impact — and funds humanitarian work in the process.
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Peter Yeung
7 months
I wrote about how community seed banks are taking root for @NexusMediaNews, helping farmers in Central American farmers adapt to climate change and protect heirloom seeds https://t.co/oSFnfek2fj
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nexusmedianews.com
Seed banks are helping Central American farmers adapt to climate change – and preserve their history
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Peter Yeung
8 months
I've been digging into the EU's policy on Islamophobia - what is actually being done to fight it? - for @onlinehyphen. Rights groups, researchers and even the Commission's lead expert told me of almost zero funding, far-right abuse and political inaction. https://t.co/JNgCRynpei
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hyphenonline.com
Marion Lalisse, European Commission coordinator for combating anti-Muslim hatred, describes ‘witch hunt’ against people speaking up for Muslim rights
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Peter Yeung
8 months
My report for @AJEnglish from Awra Amba, a utopian and pacifist community in the central highlands of Ethiopia. They won awards for their peacemaking and conflict resolution - but they have been caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia's latest civil war. https://t.co/syRwvlq1b9
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aljazeera.com
For two years, Awra Amba has been caught up in a war raging between Fano fighters and Ethiopian government soldiers.
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Peter Yeung
9 months
I'm really happy to be selected for this reporting institute run by @DartCenter, @CGCParisCenter, and @Columbia. Looking forward to meeting this incredible cohort! https://t.co/E4M0g72KId
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Peter Yeung
9 months
@Villepin On French foreign policy, @Villepin says that "many mistakes" have been made, but does not give any examples. It has not been " as clear as well inspired as I wished". But he praises Emmanuel Macron's focus on "strategic, European autonomy" in the tradition of De Gaulle
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Peter Yeung
9 months
When asked whether he plans to run for president in 2027, @Villepin dodges the question. “Everybody is a candidate for the presidency" "We are not in a moment when these questions [of candidacy] are raised... We should [first] be able to find out who is fighting for what"
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Peter Yeung
9 months
Dominique de Villepin goes as far to say that there is a “strong risk” of a new World War. But he argues there will be a reaction "This can lead to an awakening of democracy around the world... We are going to fight for it more than ever."
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Peter Yeung
9 months
Dominique de Villepin adds that the high US tariffs will lead to inflation, and eventually "economic crisis". This can’t be done “without any consequences” he warns. "It's a black hour" and the "biggest challenge since 1945"
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Peter Yeung
9 months
In Paris, former French prime minister @Villepin tells a press meeting that Donald Trump's foreign policy has been "provocative, arrogant and destructive" and calls it broadly an attempt at “strategic humiliation”
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