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War Threatens Ukraine’s Unique Red Seaweed Fields. Here’s How Scientists Monitor Them From Afar

These beautiful ecosystems recently began to recover from overexploitation. Will Russia’s invasion once again push them over the brink?

October 23, 2024

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Elyse Hauser

These beautiful ecosystems recently began to recover from overexploitation. Will Russia’s invasion once again push them over the brink?

Extinction Countdown

Six Lessons From the World’s Deadliest Environmental Disaster

China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.

October 21, 2024

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John R. Platt

China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.

News

‘Three Rivers of Woe’ — David Quammen on Climate Change, Extinction, and Epidemics

Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.

October 4, 2024

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John R. Platt

Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.

A few scraggly trees on a pollution-filled street

Op-Eds

Tree Cutting in Egypt: The Desertification of Governance

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

October 2, 2024

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Essam Shaban

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

A horse grazes near a family, a yurt and a tent against the Kyrgyz mountains.

Arts

‘The Mountain Wagtail’: How Pollution and Mining Are Destroying Kyrgyzstan

As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.

September 9, 2024

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Tim Brinkhof

As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.

A Uros woman in colorful skirt and jacket stands amidst drying reeds

Climate Change

Titicaca in Crisis: Climate Change Is Drying Up the Biggest Lake in the Andes

Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.

June 10, 2024

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Tim Brinkhof

Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.

Oceans & Clean Water

Smothered by Seaweed: Sargassum Wreaks Havoc on Caribbean Ecosystems

Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk.

May 3, 2024

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Maria Mónica Monsalve (América Futura, El País América) and Krista Campbell (Television Jamaica)

Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk.

A volunteer in a yellow shirt places a mesh bag of oyster shells in the mud. Sea grasses and other volunteers in the background.

Oceans & Clean Water

Coastal Restoration: Recycled Shells and Millions of Larvae — A Recipe for Renewed Oyster Reefs

As oyster reefs have declined, other marine species have suffered and coastal storm damage has increased. Innovative programs are starting to help.

April 3, 2024

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Melissa Gaskill

As oyster reefs have declined, other marine species have suffered and coastal storm damage has increased. Innovative programs are starting to help.

Wildlife

Out-of-Control Wildlife Trade Is Shackling a Key Climate Solution

Reining in the unruly global trade in wild species could help mitigate the climate emergency, experts say.

February 26, 2024

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Tracy Keeling

Reining in the unruly global trade in wild species could help mitigate the climate emergency, experts say.

Nilgiri tahr looks out at forested hills.

Voices

Protect This Place: Saving India’s Shola Sky Islands

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.

January 10, 2024

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Nisha Bhakat

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.