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Commentaries

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.
Investigations

Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Causes a Deadly Oil Spill on the Black Sea

Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.
March 17, 2025
by
Ruchi Kumar
Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.
Sonoran Desert National Monument, photo by Bob Wick/BLM
Editorials

14 Must-Read Environmental Commentaries

In 2024 our experts explored subjects ranging from autocratic governments to green jobs and new ways to help endangered species.
December 30, 2024
by
John R. Platt
In 2024 our experts explored subjects ranging from autocratic governments to green jobs and new ways to help endangered species.
old-growth forest
Editorials

Sloths, Salmon, and Autocrats: Our Most-Read Articles of the Year

Solutions to our environmental ills abound in these popular Revelator articles from 2024.
December 23, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Solutions to our environmental ills abound in these popular Revelator articles from 2024.
Wildlife

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
by
Elyse Hauser
These beautiful ecosystems recently began to recover from overexploitation. Will Russia’s invasion once again push them over the brink?
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.
A few scraggly trees on a pollution-filled street
Commentaries

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
by
Essam Shaban
Egyptians face worsening threats from heat and pollution. So why is the country cutting down thousands of healthy trees?
A tattered Zimbabe flag in black and white
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.
Hundreds of protestors gather along a street
Climate Change

In France, One Group Seeks to Do the Unthinkable: Unite the Climate Movement

In response government officials labeled Earth Uprisings “eco-terrorists” — continuing a worldwide strategy of criminalizing protest.
September 3, 2024
by
Anna Pujol-Mazzini
In response government officials labeled Earth Uprisings “eco-terrorists” — continuing a worldwide strategy of criminalizing protest.

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