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Costa Rica’s Green Reputation Doesn’t Apply to Its Turquoise Waters

By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.
September 24, 2025
by
Todd Steiner
By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.
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Commentaries

Rangers in the Red

In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
May 23, 2025
by
Joe Figel
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
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.
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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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Arts

‘The Mountain Wagtail’: How Pollution and Mining Are Destroying Kyrgyzstan

As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.
September 9, 2024
by
Tim Brinkhof
As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.
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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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Commentaries

Conservation of ‘Umbrella Species’ Works for Ecosystems — Especially in Southeast Asia

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.
August 7, 2024
by
Gregory McCann
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.
Extinction Countdown

Rediscovering the Legacy of Mary Elizabeth Barber, South Africa’s First Female Botanist

One species she discovered, a critically endangered plant, eluded modern researchers for decades but has recently been rediscovered — as has Barber herself.
August 2, 2024
by
John R. Platt
One species she discovered, a critically endangered plant, eluded modern researchers for decades but has recently been rediscovered — as has Barber herself.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Map the Commons, Protect the Planet

Helping Indigenous peoples to protect forests and other shared resources will keep us all safer from climate change and other threats.
July 3, 2024
by
Moushumi Basu
Helping Indigenous peoples to protect forests and other shared resources will keep us all safer from climate change and other threats.
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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