Environment Posts
One-Fourth of Humanity Needs to Read This Post
Here's how climate change could affect the Himalayas.
Finding Hope in a Thicket of Bad News
Good news in the fight against climate change: 34 governors have pledged to work with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to conserve forests.
Burning Forests Protects Salmon—and Other Lessons I Learned from the Yurok
In advance of an international climate change summit, Wanda Bautista accompanied a group of communicators and indigenous leaders from more than 30 countries on a trip to the Yurok Reservation in northern California. Here, she reflects on what she learned.
Firefighters of the Forest
At a time when the world is desperately looking for solutions to limit and control forest fires, Guatemala’s forest communities demonstrate that the solution is quite simple: hand over control of forests to the people who live in them.
The Unexpected Force That’s Making Us Sick
Maine native Nick Seaver has noticed more of his friends talking about Lyme disease. What’s behind this trend?
In Africa, Protecting Community Lands Is Good for People, Peace and Profit
Governments, companies and investors benefit when they recognize the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
The Human Cost of Conservation: “Yellowstone Model” Wreaks Havoc Abroad
In the highlands of north-central Guatemala, old-school conservation methods are causing serious problems for indigenous communities who have sustainably harvested and cared for the area for hundreds of years.
A Forest Hero is Fêted in a Concrete Jungle
Paul Pavol, from the forested island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, flew 9,000 miles to accept the fifth Alexander Soros Foundation Award for Environmental and Human Rights Activism.
Evening of Storytelling Features Leaders from the Developing World
Aspen New Voices Fellows recently gathered in Nairobi to share the personal stories behind their work in development.
How Do You Conserve a Place That’s Inhabited?
When a government decides to conserve land by making it a national park, what happens to the Indigenous Peoples who have lived there for generations?
