Investigating Illegal Logging in the World’s Newest Country
UBC School of Journalism 104-6388 Crescent Road, Vancouver, B.C., CanadaJournalist Carolyn Thompson shares about her experience reporting on illegal forestry in South Sudan – the newest country in the world. She will tell stories of visiting freshly-cut forests, where villagers say they have been shot at while trying to protect their environment. While villagers flee to refugee camps, the sale of teak wood is…