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Alexandra Popescu

(She/Her)
London
As seen in: Mongabay, Pacific Standard, Food Tank, Trellis, Mondaq, Just Style, IPP Media, Just-Food
Covers:  Environmental science, climate change, deforestation, land rights and extractive industries, Indigenous people, biodiversity, wildlife, commodities supply chains, human rights, social justice.
Doesn't Cover: politics, entertainment, financial news.
Latin America editor @Mongabay. Environmental and food journalist. Opinions are my own. DMs for ideas and story tips

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Alexandra Popescu’s Biography

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Alexandra is a writer and editor with more than 15 years’ experience in environmental and science journalism. Prior to joining Mongabay as Latin America editor for the global news desk, she worked with National Geographic Magazine, Euronews and several international organizations focused on environmental issues in Latin America. Alexandra has a Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and a MA in International Journalism from City University London.

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In Bolivia, Indigenous communities struggle to rebuild as wildfires return

In Bolivia, Indigenous communities struggle to rebuild as wildfires return

Every Sunday, Hermindo Vies wakes up early and travels by river from his village, Asunción de Quiquibey, in B…

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In Ecuador, booming profits in small-scale gold mining reveal a tainted industry - investigation

In Ecuador, booming profits in small-scale gold mining reveal a tainted industry - investigation

About a quarter of Ecuador's gold exports from small-scale mining in 2023 originated from just three companie…

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Experts call for urgent action as invasive species threatens Brazil mangroves

Experts call for urgent action as invasive species threatens Brazil mangroves

During a field trip in May 2023 to the Cubatão mangroves in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, a cluster of wh…

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Petroperú's financial troubles could mean no oil spill remediation, communities fear

Petroperú's financial troubles could mean no oil spill remediation, communities fear

On Sept. 11, 2022, Olivia Bisa Tirko received a call from a forest guard who informed her of an oil spill in …

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Ecuador's Los Lobos narcotrafficking gang muscles in on illegal gold mining

Ecuador's Los Lobos narcotrafficking gang muscles in on illegal gold mining

The road leading to Podocarpus National Park winds around lush, forested mountains that seem to stretch endle…

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After 2-year wait, Sonoran wilderness protection law gets closer to reality

After 2-year wait, Sonoran wilderness protection law gets closer to reality

SAHUARIPA, Mexico - Where saguaro cacti give way to palm trees, some 130 miles south of the U.S. border, a sm…

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The EU’s New “High-Risk AI” Rulebook

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Alexandra Popescu’s articles from Kinstellar are most popular: with readers working within the Aerospace & Defence industries Kinstellar are most popular: within Technology, Consumer Protection and Antitrust/Competition Law topic(s) with Senior Company Executives and HR in European Union When does AI become “high-risk”? The European Commission recently published draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems under Article 6 of the AI Act.
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New Pressure, New Delays: The EU's Double Move On AI

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By Alexandra Popescu
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Alexandra Popescu’s articles from Kinstellar are most popular: in Europe Kinstellar are most popular: within Transport, Immigration and International Law topic(s) with readers working within the Property industries December 2025 – Europe has just introduced two significant developments that will directly affect how companies build, deploy, and oversee AI in 2026. One strengthens reporting. The other reshapes key compliance deadlines. 1.
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Cyberbullying: How Can Employers In Romania Address Inappropriate Behaviour In Hybrid Or Remote Work Environments?

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By Alexandra Popescu
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June 2025 – In a world where the boundaries between the physical and virtual office are increasingly blurred, employers are facing a new and complex challenge: cyberbullying. From passive-aggressive messages in a team chat to an inappropriate joke on an internal platform, subtle forms of harassment can have serious consequences for employees' emotional well-being and the overall organisational climate.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

editor at National Geographic Magazine

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

I have mixed feelings about that - easier access to stories and sources, but not necessarily reliable sources and accurate information.