This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sagebrush bulldozed for a housing development. A pipeline carved through grasslands. Forest felled for a road. Every 30 seconds in the United States, a football field-sized swath of nature is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a strong relationship between the loss of natural ecosystems and the risk of pandemics, described in the recently published reports on pandemics and the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea of grizzly bears prowling sidewalks in Chicago may not appeal to the average citizen (or indeed the animals themselves). However, recent years have seen numerous projects seeking to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to helping mitigate the effects of climate change by absorbing carbon, flora rather than fauna usually comes to mind. A new study published in Current Biology now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prairie wildlife is often stuck between a rock and a hard place. In urban areas, their habitat – and sometimes the animals themselves – are cleared out to make way…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit an historic high for January with rates nearly five times higher than they were in January 2021. The news is a continuation of a troubling, decade-long…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Discussions of the growing plastic waste problem often focus on reducing the volume of single-use plastic packaging items such as bags, bottles, tubs, and films. But more waste comes from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The cost of damage caused by invasive species around the world, including to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry, is at least 10 times that of preventing or controlling them, an international study suggests. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gina Solomon, University of California, San Francisco On Aug. 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will end use of chlorpyrifos – a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environmental justice in land conservation requires practitioners to slow down and consider the foundations that exclude or enable relationships with and control over land. The following stories highlight three organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New data from the Upcycled Food Association (UFA) shows upcycled products are having an unprecedented and growing impact on the ability to prevent food waste. The organization predicts that the 141 Upcycled Certified™ products…