Charismatic Megafounders
A rare few have the passion to set up an organization to translate their ideas into reality. What happens when they step down?
Greg Harris

Feature Articles

Prison County

They were incarcerated in Eastern Kentucky, far from home. Now free, they have returned to push back against a controversial prison project.

Katie Myers

Parenting in the Plasticene

Can we ever protect our kids from plastic?

Zoe Loftus-Farren Art by Lisa Vanin

Forests of the Future

In Kyrgyzstan, a community-based agroforestry effort is seeking to save the world’s largest natural walnut forest.

Diana Kruzman

Sri Lanka’s Catch-22

Contaminated water — and dehydration — may both be contributing to an alarming rise in kidney disease.

Words and Images by Kang-Chun Cheng

Our Crumbling Shores

Water always wins, but are we really in a zero-sum game?

Brian Calvert

To Our Readers

Avoidable Harm

There are some threats to our lives that we have no control over. These we can avoid.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

Beyond Human

From Endangered Species to Pests

Do we love species in peril more than those that are thriving?

Tove Danovich

Earth Island Reports

Young Leaders, We See You!

Brower Youth Awards: 25 years of making space for youth at the table.

Journal Staff

1000 Words

Waste Knot

Artist Deniz Sağdıç transforms the products of our mass consumption into provocative portraits.

Brian Calvert

Conversation

Keeping Gorillas and People Healthy

Wildlife veterinarian Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka on integrating healthcare for human and nonhuman communities.

Kari Mutu

In Review

Ecology Without a Roadmap

In Review: Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World

Elisa Shoenberger

Lydia Millet’s Long View

In Review: We Loved It All: A Memory of Life

Alex Tzelnic

Voices

Paddling for a Porpoise

To make a difference, focus on what you are good at.

Sean Jansen

Talking Points

Climate and Environmental News In Brief: Summer 2024

News in Brief

Journal Staff

In Memorium: Steven M. Wise and Frans de Waal

Two Champions for Animals

Journal Staff