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potatoes
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A Crop Pandemic Would Be as Devastating for Biodiversity and Food Security as COVID-19

Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
October 7, 2020
by
Oscar Ortiz
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
EPA building and flag
Commentaries

Pandemic Spawns Dangerous Relaxation of Environmental Regulations

The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.
September 14, 2020
by
Joel A. Mintz and Victor B. Flatt
The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.
Connecticut River
Commentaries

Endgame Looms for New England’s Great River

After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
August 26, 2020
by
Karl Meyer
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
silky shark
Commentaries

The Informal Blue Economy: East Africa’s Silent Shark Killer

Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
August 12, 2020
by
Rhett Bennett and Dave van Beuningen and Mike Markovina
Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
recycling
Commentaries

Can Cities Go Zero-waste? One Japanese Town Tried

Kamikatsu famously declared its goal was to go waste-free by 2020, but it didn’t quite get there. Their experience shows we can’t move further without systemic changes.
August 7, 2020
by
Olivia Sullivan
Kamikatsu famously declared its goal was to go waste-free by 2020, but it didn’t quite get there. Their experience shows we can’t move further without systemic changes.
Wild elephants
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Could the COVID Crisis Provide an Opportunity for Thailand’s Captive Elephants?

The pandemic has revealed the truth about Thailand’s unsustainable and exploitative elephant tourism sector — and a chance to rethink the relationship between humans and elephants.
July 6, 2020
by
Antoinette van de Water
The pandemic has revealed the truth about Thailand’s unsustainable and exploitative elephant tourism sector — and a chance to rethink the relationship between humans and elephants.
African lion
Commentaries

New EU Biodiversity Strategy Can Reduce Risk of Future Pandemics — If It Fully Addresses Wildlife Trade

The strategy represents hope for people and wildlife, and can be a model for governments, but it still lacks critical funding to carry out its goals.
June 10, 2020
by
Arnaud Goessens
The strategy represents hope for people and wildlife, and can be a model for governments, but it still lacks critical funding to carry out its goals.
Closed sign
Commentaries

COVID-19 Reveals a Crisis of Public Spaces

The problem of overcrowded public lands and insufficient urban green space predates the pandemic. Are we finally willing to fund the solutions?
May 13, 2020
by
Stephen Lezak
The problem of overcrowded public lands and insufficient urban green space predates the pandemic. Are we finally willing to fund the solutions?
Trump Energy Execs
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No Sacrifices of the Public Interest in Times of Emergency

The Trump administration continues to strip away environmental protections in the face of the pandemic. History shows that the people can fight back — and win.
May 6, 2020
by
Adam M. Sowards
The Trump administration continues to strip away environmental protections in the face of the pandemic. History shows that the people can fight back — and win.
Earth
Commentaries

A Green Renaissance: Moving the Needle for a Gentler Society

Commemorating the 50th Earth Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic offers a chance to look to a sustainable future and embrace the unifying concept of One Health.
April 22, 2020
by
Katarzyna Nowak
Commemorating the 50th Earth Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic offers a chance to look to a sustainable future and embrace the unifying concept of One Health.

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