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Commentaries

Multisolving Our Way to COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.
November 16, 2020
by
Elizabeth Sawin
Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.
coral research
Voices

Want to Save the World’s Coral Reefs? A MERMAID Can Help

New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.
October 26, 2020
by
Emily Darling
New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.
Extinction Rebellion
Commentaries

Extinction Rebellion Protests and the Glorified Notion of the UK’s ‘Free Press’

When the billionaire-owned media fails to cover the truth about climate change, should the public take a stand?
October 23, 2020
by
Holly Barrow
When the billionaire-owned media fails to cover the truth about climate change, should the public take a stand?
Indigenous Justice
Voices

Tear Down the Walls: The Racist Roots of ‘Fortress Conservation’

American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation, and that has walled off Indigenous peoples from land they could most effectively steward.
October 21, 2020
by
Prakash Kashwan
American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation, and that has walled off Indigenous peoples from land they could most effectively steward.
warbler
Voices

Picking Up the Pieces: My Search and Rescue Mission for Fallen Songbirds

Identifying the shocking number of birds killed when they collide into local buildings was just the first step toward saving them.
October 16, 2020
by
Lisa Horn
Identifying the shocking number of birds killed when they collide into local buildings was just the first step toward saving them.
dead whale in water
The Ask

Cargo Vessels Are Killing More Whales — and a New Effort Aims to Save Them

Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.
October 12, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.
Bird flying over refuge wetland
Commentaries

Avian Botulism Kills 40,000 Birds at National Wildlife Refuge

Heat, drought and water policy have created a slow-motion catastrophe at a refuge on the California-Oregon border.
October 9, 2020
by
Meghan Hertel
Heat, drought and water policy have created a slow-motion catastrophe at a refuge on the California-Oregon border.
potatoes
Commentaries

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.
Alpine forest and rocks
The Ask

Naturalist Obi Kaufmann on the Power of Forests: ‘Be Ready to Change the Story’

With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.
September 28, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.
Orange Oregon
Editorials

The Climate Flames Come for Us All

This month’s western megafires have burned millions of acres and upended countless lives. It’s a sign of things to come if we don’t start to listen and act.
September 15, 2020
by
John R. Platt
This month’s western megafires have burned millions of acres and upended countless lives. It’s a sign of things to come if we don’t start to listen and act.

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