Is the vaquita’s plight linked to the US government’s failure to take advantage of one of its most powerful wildlife crime-fighting tools?
Richard Schiffman
Feature Articles
The Elem Tribe's Last Stand
A small band of Native Americans living next to one of the world’s most contaminated mercury mines is struggling to hold on to its 14,000-year-old home.
Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton
Saving the Scrotum Frog
A struggle against odds to save an ugly-cute frog that never leaves its lake high up in the Andes.
Erin McKittrick
Crude Injustice
Six Decades on, the resource curse continues to wreak destruction in the Niger Delta.
Orji Sunday
Breach of Trust
A mega-dam in Colombia was supposed to bring economic development. So far, it’s brought violence and loss to a region that’s already suffered decades of conflict.
Ynske Boersma
To Our Readers
Less Talk, More Action
Young ones across the world who are taking up the climate fight, are like beacons in this smog of sluggish action that has enveloped us all.
Maureen Nandini Mitra
Digging Deeper
Taking on Toxics
Communities are waking up to the hidden threats of pesticide use and building momentum to do something about it.
Anna Lappé
Earth Island Reports
Saving Open Space in Wine Country
Kelly Creek Protection Project
Nina Erlich-Williams
Growing the Movement
New Leaders Initiative
Journal Staff
1000 Words
For the Love of Food
1,000 Words - Aliza Eliazarov
Zoe Loftus-Farren
Conversation
'Grown-ups Have Failed Us'
Conversation: Greta Thunberg
Maureen Nandini Mitra
In Review
Our Feathered Friends
The Birds at My Table: Why We Feed Wild Birds and Why It Matters By Darryl Jones, Cornell University Press, 2018
Christine Ro
A Paean to Nature’s Engineers
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter By Ben Goldfarb, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2018
Gerry Wingenbach
Voices
Hungry for Change
Five years ago, I never would have thought I’d be getting arrested protesting an industry that employs so many beloved members of my community
