Daniel Plafker

In Kenya's lakeside hub of #Kisumu, fisheries and shipping are fueling growth while straining the environment. We looked at how local campaigners are combining music and advocacy in defense of the lake and city they love. Shot for DW with S. Adeleke. dw.com/en/my-city-kis…

Tech-enabled solid waste management is targeting the stubborn problem of trash on Old-town #Mombasa's historic streets. App users can report illegal dumping and order household pickups of recyclables in exchange for cash and medical services. Shot for DW. dw.com/en/high-tech-m…

Last month's court ruling against #Kenya's leading soil-carbon offset dealer was just the tip of the iceberg in an industry beset by scandal and human rights controversy. From Zimbabwe to Cambodia, indigenous peoples are paying the cost. My latest for DW. dw.com/en/does-the-gl…

Watch the full new documentary here. Great stuff by @DanielPlafker and a super important story youtu.be/1Qkef6br108?si…

Eine neue Doku von @DeutscheWelle zeigt die versteckte Seite der Naturschutzorganisation Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenia: ➡️rebrand.ly/DWonNRT Das CO2-Kompensationsprojekt von NRT bringt den betroffenen Gemeinden keinen nennenswerten Nutzen. 1/x

Excited to be reporting on market-based responses to climate change and indigenous human rights in East Africa as a #TransAtlanticMediaFellow with @boell_us. It's an honor to be among this talented cohort of journalists from around the world. us.boell.org/en/person/dani…

Labor violations in #Kenya's AI and data-labelling supply chains. I'm proud to have helped film this episode of 'Ketens' for Dutch broadcaster VPRO, alongside @AlexandriaSahai and a tri-continental team. Watch the full documentary here: npo.nl/start/serie/ke…

Back in Kenya after a fruitful visit to New York City, where #UNGA2024 and Climate Week drew out world leaders and climate activists alike. 🌊🇧🇸 Was proud to help film this interview with #Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis for DW News. youtube.com/watch?v=FTfQrC…

Kenyans spend hours watching films and TV shows from overseas. But can domestically produced entertainment compete with imports from Nigeria, S. Africa and the USA? Creatives like @eddiebutita say it can. 📽️🇰🇪 My report for TRT, shot with S. Adeleke. youtube.com/watch?v=4JN4V1…

Low pay and poor conditions are driving young #doctors to leave #Kenya in droves. Medical lab technicians have been on strike for over 120 days, joining doctors in a roiling labor dispute against unilateral cuts by #Ruto's gov't.🩺🇰🇪 My report for DW. youtube.com/watch?v=6k99Af…

Machine learning is revolutionizing #forestry management in #Kenya, with AI microphones monitoring habitat degradation through birdsong data and stereoscopic tree cameras for assessing carbon stock. 🐦‍⬛🇰🇪 Shot for DW's EcoAfrica with Alexandria Williams dw.com/en/artificial-…

Data visualization meets traditional #Igbo iconography in the art of C Anagbado, whose digital drawings are etched and painted onto wood, transforming #wildlife conservation data into colorful tableaus of layered meaning. 🖌️🇳🇬 Shot for DW with S Adeleke. dw.com/en/nigerian-ar…

Few artists go to work in heatproof welding masks and steel-toed boots. But for #Nigeria's Dotun Popoola, it's all part of the job: Drawing on #Yoruba metallurgy traditions to sculpt biting environmental critiques. 🇳🇬 Produced for DW with Samson Adeleke. dw.com/en/the-nigeria…

Democratizing data in #Kenya's air pollution fight: Citizen-scientists are using 3D-printed, open-source air monitors to help communities hold government and private polluters to account for a greener, more electrically mobile Nairobi. My report for DW. dw.com/en/the-fight-f…