There are dozens of confounding elements working against abalone recovery on the California coast.
Dominick Leskiw
Feature Articles
The Revolutionary Forest
Amid the world’s longest-running ethnic insurgency, Indigenous Karen people in Myanmar have initiated a conservation project that advances a vision for peace and self-determination.
Benjamin D. Hodgdon
Dis-ease
Documenting change and nurturing young life in a climate-uncertain world.
Kate OlsonIllustration by Sonali Zohra
Reports
Hollowed Lands
In Sri Lanka’s rural hinterlands, the slow-onset impacts of our warming world are forcing families apart.
Dennis Mombauer
An Uphill Task
In India’s Nilgiri Mountains, ecologists are working against time to undo colonial forestry practices that have damaged this unique landscape.
Colin Daileda
To Our Readers
No Grand Gestures Necessary
When faced with climate anxiety, even small, local efforts can make a difference.
Maureen Nandini Mitra
Digging Deeper
The Pacific Declaration: 20 Years Later
'We need new strategies and frameworks for protecting the planet’s genetic integrity for future generations.'
Anna Lappé
Earth Island Reports
Ditch the Bottle
Since the emergence of single-use plastic water bottles, the prevalence of water fountains has been declining in San Francisco and in most cities across the country.
Alexis Van Gelder
Women Fighting the Climate Crisis
Women’s Earth Alliance
Courtney Bourgoin
1000 Words
Upcycled Art
'I didn’t want to make more stuff, or use more resources or fossil fuels, to express my creative ideas.'
Zoe Loftus-Farren
Conversation
On RadicalCultural Change
A conversation with political thinker and activist Helena Norberg-Hodge.
William Powers
In Review
What Lies Beneath
In Review: Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
Gerry Wingenbach
Animal Talk
In Review: Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace
Melina Sempill Watts
Voices
Becoming a Vegan Treehugger
“I decided I had to speak up for myself and other students.”