Nigeria, July 23 -- Policy Alert, in partnership with We The People, has launched the Nigeria Forest and Climate Journalism Fellowship, an initiative designed to strengthen investigative reporting on forest conservation, climate change and environmental accountability in Nigeria.

The fellowship was unveiled on Thursday in Calabar, Cross River State, at the fourth Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Deforestation, an annual forum that brings together government institutions, civil society organisations, forest-dependent communities, researchers, journalists and development partners to discuss solutions to Nigeria's deforestation crisis.

In a press release shared with PREMIUM TIMES, the organisers said the programme seeks to address the short...