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COVID-19

Earth
Commentaries

A Green Renaissance: Moving the Needle for a Gentler Society

Commemorating the 50th Earth Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic offers a chance to look to a sustainable future and embrace the unifying concept of One Health.
April 22, 2020
by
Katarzyna Nowak
Commemorating the 50th Earth Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic offers a chance to look to a sustainable future and embrace the unifying concept of One Health.
sun forest
Environmental Books

14 Inspiring New Environmental Books to Read During the Pandemic

New books by Carl Safina and other experts offer lessons for making this a better planet — for both humans and wildlife — even while we’re stuck at home.
April 20, 2020
by
John R. Platt
New books by Carl Safina and other experts offer lessons for making this a better planet — for both humans and wildlife — even while we’re stuck at home.
milk waste
Voices

Food Waste in the Time of COVID-19: The Real Reason to Cry Over Spilt Milk

Let’s focus on the economic systems that allowed such waste to be created in the first place, while causing needless pollution, animal suffering and threats to human health.
April 14, 2020
by
Dipika Kadaba
Let’s focus on the economic systems that allowed such waste to be created in the first place, while causing needless pollution, animal suffering and threats to human health.
elephants Botswana
Voices

Elephant Hunts for Sale During a Pandemic

Botswana hides behind national “sovereignty” while selling off its natural heritage to foreign hunters and treating elephants as mere commodities.
April 13, 2020
by
Ross Harvey
Botswana hides behind national “sovereignty” while selling off its natural heritage to foreign hunters and treating elephants as mere commodities.
propaganda poster protecting wildlife
Commentaries

How COVID-19 Took Hold and Why We Must End the Wildlife Trade

Here’s what we can do to make sure the critical mistakes made after the SARS outbreak won’t be made again.
April 10, 2020
by
Steve Trent
Here’s what we can do to make sure the critical mistakes made after the SARS outbreak won’t be made again.
Dragon's blood tree
Extinction Countdown

Blood Is Life — The Amazing Dragon’s Blood Tree

New research proposes classifying the threatened tree as an “umbrella species” because of its oversized ecological role.
April 9, 2020
by
John R. Platt
New research proposes classifying the threatened tree as an “umbrella species” because of its oversized ecological role.
Goldfinch on branch
Wildlife

Now’s a Great Time to Become a Backyard Naturalist — Here’s How

Connecting with nearby nature can give people a much-needed boost — and help save wildlife, too.
April 8, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Connecting with nearby nature can give people a much-needed boost — and help save wildlife, too.
Pedestrians
Voices

Coronaviruses and the Human Meat Market

We’ve created a world where parasites and pathogens can run amok. Here are three steps we need to take, as a society, to protect both native species and human health.
April 3, 2020
by
Russell A. Mittermeier
We’ve created a world where parasites and pathogens can run amok. Here are three steps we need to take, as a society, to protect both native species and human health.
press briefing
Editorials

In This Time of Crisis, We Need to Keep Our Eyes Open

Even as thousands of people get sick and die, the Trump administration continues to strip away our environmental protections. And that’s just the start.
March 31, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Even as thousands of people get sick and die, the Trump administration continues to strip away our environmental protections. And that’s just the start.
cars lined up at entrance
Editorials

Spending Time in Nature During the Pandemic? You’re Not Alone — and That’s a Problem.

Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.
March 25, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.

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