Activism

The next four years — and beyond — are going to be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can try to minimize the damage.

Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.

Damage is coming soon, but we can strengthen ourselves now.

Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.

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

In response government officials labeled Earth Uprisings “eco-terrorists” — continuing a worldwide strategy of criminalizing protest.

Everyone needs time to recharge. Here are some new ideas to help finish the summer season right and come out stronger for the environmental challenges ahead.

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.

We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.

New research backs up conventional wisdom that getting people outdoors inspires them to conserve nature.