Ecostorm is the leading international investigative agency specialising in environmental, human rights and animal welfare issues. We work on behalf of pressure groups to gather information and visual material for use in their campaigns, and undertake assignments directly for the media, both print and broadcast.

For NGOs

Ecostorm offers a unique and comprehensive range of professional research and investigation services tailored specifically to meet the needs of campaign groups.

Our services include:

  • Campaign film production
  • Investigations - planning and execution
  • Training

For The Media

Ecostorm collaborates directly with the print and broadcast media, supplying unique footage, photos and information, and regularly breaking news stories globally.

We offer:

  • Researchers / producers to develop and manage media assignments
  • Video reporters / camera operators (DV)
  • Covert camera operators / investigators for undercover assignments

Shades of gray – America’s wolf dilemma

Manley Ranch: one of several ranches using innovative techniques to learn to live alongside wolves. Photo: Jim Wickens

The future of the gray wolf is uncertain. The polarized debate over killing wolves and the search for a middle ground is the subject of a new investigative TV special Shades of Gray: Living with Wolves, produced by Link TV’s environmental news magazine Earth Focus and the Ecologist Film Unit.
In the film, Earth Focus travels [...]

Fracking hell – the big picture

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process that injects water, sand, and chemicals into underground rock (usually shale) at high pressure to extract natural gas. But it is highly controversial. Supporters say it provides the US with a cheap source of fuel and helps provide jobs and prosperity, while opponents say it pollutes air and [...]

Mining for smartphones – the true cost of tin

An investigation by Ecostorm for Friends of the Earth has linked mining for tin for use in the manufacture of smartphones to a number of environmental problems on the Indonesian island of Bangka. And research has shown how leading smartphone brands ‘almost certainly’ use tin originating from the island.
Read the full report, Mining for smartphones: [...]