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Indigenous Peoples

Female workers sort out plastic bottles for recycling in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh 26 October 2016. Plastic not only poses an immense pollution problem - it also exacerbates climate change. If plastic production stays on its current trajectory, by 2030, greenhouse gas emissions from plastic could reach 1.34 billion tons per year, equivalent to the emissions produced by 300 new 500MW coal-fired power plants.
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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Block Progress Again — This Time on Plastics

Before the next global meeting on plastics, we need more transparency and disclosure around the corporate stakeholders wielding influence there.
June 21, 2024
by
Steve Trent
Before the next global meeting on plastics, we need more transparency and disclosure around the corporate stakeholders wielding influence there.
Meryl McMaster poses in a self portrait in a vast landscape.
Arts

Indigenous Artist Meryl McMaster: Lost In, and Crafted by, the Natural World

The Canadian photographer travels to remote areas to explore identity and our relationship with nature.
June 14, 2024
by
Molly McCluskey
The Canadian photographer travels to remote areas to explore identity and our relationship with nature.
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
by
Tim Brinkhof
Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.
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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Fire for Watersheds

To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.
April 26, 2024
by
Ashley Braun
To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.
A woman in a hard hat and yellow vest tossed seed from a bag onto a rocky landscape.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Monumental Effort to Replant the Klamath River Dam Reservoirs

As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
February 20, 2024
by
Juliet Grable
As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
A lone bison stands atop dry grass in front of leafless trees.
Wildlife

Helping Bison Find Their Way Home

Supporting the reintroduction of buffalo on Tribal lands in the United States and Canada requires international, interagency cooperation.
January 29, 2024
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Molly McCluskey
Supporting the reintroduction of buffalo on Tribal lands in the United States and Canada requires international, interagency cooperation.
Aerial view of river with construction in floodplain
Oceans & Clean Water

‘Like a Dead Zone’: Undoing Decades of Environmental Harm on a California River

A major restoration effort by a coalition of Tribes and government agencies could help imperiled fish and other animals on the Trinity River.
December 11, 2023
by
Juliet Grable
A major restoration effort by a coalition of Tribes and government agencies could help imperiled fish and other animals on the Trinity River.
Wildlife

Time to Dance the Salmon Home

This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations.
August 14, 2023
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Juliet Grable
This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations.
Climate Change

A Lifeline for Winter-Run Chinook

With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home.
August 7, 2023
by
Juliet Grable
With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home.
Grouse on grass
Wildlife

Three Ways Congress Could Act to Protect Imperiled Wildlife

Legislators in Washington could help close significant funding gaps that thwart wildlife conservation.
August 3, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Legislators in Washington could help close significant funding gaps that thwart wildlife conservation.

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