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Agriculture

Extinction Countdown

The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats than a Barrel of Monkeys

This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
September 19, 2025
by
John R. Platt
This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
A roughly maintained lawn with wildflowers
Wildlife

Going Beyond Grass: Turning Lawns Into a Pollinators’ Paradise

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.
July 7, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.
A cowboy boot hangs on a barbed wire fence
Op-Eds

The Myth of the Cowboy and Its Enduring Influence on Public Policy

Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.
June 11, 2025
by
Tess Wilkinson
Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.
Op-Eds

Armenia: A Small Nation With a Huge Biodiversity Story

The country offers six important lessons ahead of hosting next year’s United Nations Biological Diversity Convention.
May 20, 2025
by
Ruben Khachatryan
The country offers six important lessons ahead of hosting next year’s United Nations Biological Diversity Convention.
The Toledo skyline above water tainted green by a spreading algae bloom
Pollution & Toxins

In Ohio, Facing a Future Without Clean Water

Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.
April 2, 2025
by
Kelci Crawford
Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.
Patches of forest surrounded by roads, cleared areas, and areas being burned
Climate Change

Trump’s Assault on Foreign Aid Threatens Brazil’s Efforts to Fight Deforestation and Poverty

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that progress?
February 3, 2025
by
Vinicius Pereira
Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that progress?
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Voices

Protect This Place: Latin America’s Gran Chaco Forest

Beef and soybean agriculture are carving up this massive forest, which spans four countries and has some of the world’s highest deforestation rates.
December 13, 2024
by
Gabriela Viñales
Beef and soybean agriculture are carving up this massive forest, which spans four countries and has some of the world’s highest deforestation rates.
Grain in the setting sun
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
by
John R. Platt
China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.
Wildfires over the crest of a hill
Climate Change

Portugal’s Deadly Wildfires Are Rooted in Its Authoritarian Past

More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.
October 9, 2024
by
Eden Flaherty
More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.
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Climate Change

Anthrax in Zimbabwe: Caused by Oppression, Worsened by Climate Change

First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter.
September 16, 2024
by
Andrew Mambondiyani
First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter.

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