August’s deadly floods remind us: The developed countries that caused the climate crisis bear responsibility and a debt of justice.
Photo Essay: As a Super El Niño Looms, Indonesia’s Crippling Drought Deepens
The country’s water crisis threatens drinking water and hydropower and worsens the risk of destructive fires.
The country’s water crisis threatens drinking water and hydropower and worsens the risk of destructive fires.
Whale of the Month: Narwhals
No, they’re not creatures of myth or cartoons. The “unicorns of the sea” are real — and they’re incredible.
No, they’re not creatures of myth or cartoons. The “unicorns of the sea” are real — and they’re incredible.
New Environmental Books: Summer-to-Autumn Reads for the Whole Family
The latest climate book by Naomi Klein joins new titles about activism, animals, and restoration.
The latest climate book by Naomi Klein joins new titles about activism, animals, and restoration.
Fish Maw: An Emerging Ocean Conservation Nightmare
Like the early days of the shark fin trade, the mostly unregulated market for dried fish swim bladders has exploded in popularity, devastating species around the world.
Like the early days of the shark fin trade, the mostly unregulated market for dried fish swim bladders has exploded in popularity, devastating species around the world.
We Are Water: Metaphor as a Tool for Environmental Policies Communication
Environmental lawyer David Fajardo Torres argues that stories and shared values are essential for defending nature.
Environmental lawyer David Fajardo Torres argues that stories and shared values are essential for defending nature.
Tea and Salamanders
The hills of Darjeeling hold more than world-famous tea gardens. They’re also home to ancient Himalayan salamanders — and the people working to prevent them from disappearing.
The hills of Darjeeling hold more than world-famous tea gardens. They’re also home to ancient Himalayan salamanders — and the people working to prevent them from disappearing.
Conserving Culture in Endangered Species
Could preserving the regional knowledge and behavior of certain species also help conservation efforts?
Could preserving the regional knowledge and behavior of certain species also help conservation efforts?
Eagle and Condor: How Ecuador Translated Indigenous Cosmology Into Constitutional Law
Environmental attorney Julio Prieto discusses how Ecuador translated ancient knowledge into constitutional law and why cooperation needs to be decolonized.
Environmental attorney Julio Prieto discusses how Ecuador translated ancient knowledge into constitutional law and why cooperation needs to be decolonized.
A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive Climate Change
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
Why It’s Hard to Invest Your Retirement Sustainably — And How You Can Overcome the Obstacles
Retirement providers are legally required to diversify your holdings, but that also locks them into putting some of your money into fossil fuels. They are ways to move your money out of Big Oil.
Retirement providers are legally required to diversify your holdings, but that also locks them into putting some of your money into fossil fuels. They are ways to move your money out of Big Oil.
Whale of the Month: Minke Whale
One of the world’s most widely distributed whale species is practically invisible in the media. Let’s change that.
One of the world’s most widely distributed whale species is practically invisible in the media. Let’s change that.
Dr. Green: The Psychological and Social Benefits of Green Community Spaces
How making the case for environmentalism to oppositional people creates shared interests and relieves social tensions in communities.
How making the case for environmentalism to oppositional people creates shared interests and relieves social tensions in communities.
Another Māui Dolphin Dies as Scientists Search Their DNA for a Path to Survival
Scientists are analyzing the genomes of endangered Hector’s and Māui’s dolphins to push the New Zealand government for stricter conservation efforts.
Scientists are analyzing the genomes of endangered Hector’s and Māui’s dolphins to push the New Zealand government for stricter conservation efforts.
Who Really Benefits From Community Conservancies? Rethinking Equity in Kenya’s Conservation Model
Many pastoralist households see little benefit from conservancy revenue, despite millions of dollars flowing into the region.
Many pastoralist households see little benefit from conservancy revenue, despite millions of dollars flowing into the region.
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño
Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.
Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.