This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If it did nothing else, the emergence of Covid-19 a year ago underscored for all of us the importance of anticipating and preparing for — and, as appropriate, steering the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, the first-ever auction for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) ended with just three bidders winning drilling rights to more than half a million acres.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In December, with an oil lease sale looming and the Trump administration trying to push through a seismic study for oil exploration before leaving the White House, the pressure was on for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent bill from the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs bans the country’s supermarkets from purchasing foods linked to illegal deforestation and land procurement practices. Larger…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A healthy ocean is a powerful force for good, providing oxygen and food, economic benefits, and opportunities for recreation and spiritual renewal, while sustaining cultural traditions. However, these ocean benefits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mary Chris Barth knows how important it is to control the soil in the panhandle of Oklahoma. She’s the child of parents that grew up in the Dust Bowl. When…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dealing with pandemics cannot rest merely on mitigation. It must focus on deep prevention and synchronization with other policy objectives such as halting global warming. It must address all sources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Yosemite. Big Sur. The Grand Canyon. When one thinks “wilderness” in the United States, the mind often goes to the American frontier or federal lands in the West. But for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the year comes to a (welcome) close, it’s worth taking a moment to consider how the circular economy concept has emerged and evolved during this very particular year. Here…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Orcas face a variety of deadly threats—many stemming from human interactions, according to pathology reports on more than 50 killer whales stranded over nearly a decade in the northeast Pacific…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 50 years, as cities, farms, and other development continues to sprawl into wildlife habitat around the world, 1,700 species will be at greater risk of extinction, says a [recent]…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Woodland Park Zoo has developed a strategic plan around conservation focused on animal welfare and empowering the public to take action for conservation. • How…