Op-Eds

As written, Decision 15/9 won’t allocate conservation funds in a manner that delivers the greatest benefit. There’s a better way.

Western science structures are embedded in a deeply rooted settler-colonial mindset. Indigenous traditional knowledge has the potential to overturn western systems destined for doom.

The U.S. Forest Service includes fire it intentionally sets as part of its acreage count of the nation’s “wildfires.” That presents an inaccurate picture.

Egyptians face worsening threats from heat and pollution. So why is the country cutting down thousands of healthy trees?

Current plans to update our 152-year-old mining laws fail to redress centuries of mineral-extractive colonialism.

The problems facing the ocean sometimes feel overwhelming. But like surfers we can look for the perfect wave — and ride it to protect these vital ecosystems.

The climate crisis demands swift and decisive action — like bolstering public transportation.

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.

The unanticipated environmental effects of inhalers underscore the contradictions of piecemeal climate solutions.

Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they continue to cover the fossil-fuel companies contributing to that risk.