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Links From the Brink, Ukraine Edition
The connection between war and environmental destruction is on full display in Putin’s invasion. Plus, other news you won’t want to miss.
The connection between war and environmental destruction is on full display in Putin’s invasion. Plus, other news you won’t want to miss.
It’s Time for a Global Treaty on Plastics
The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
Are Wildlife Identification Apps Good for Conservation?
The COVID-19 pandemic gave me a chance to put down my paper field guides and test my preconceptions about some popular digital tools.
The COVID-19 pandemic gave me a chance to put down my paper field guides and test my preconceptions about some popular digital tools.
Behind the Science: How Do We Know How Many Shark Species Are at Risk?
A troubling new report finds that one third of sharks and their relatives are threatened with extinction. How did the international research team perform this analysis during the pandemic?
A troubling new report finds that one third of sharks and their relatives are threatened with extinction. How did the international research team perform this analysis during the pandemic?
Invasive Species Are Threatening Antarctica’s Fragile Ecosystems
Keeping Antarctica pristine is becoming more challenging with growing threats from human activity and climate change.
Keeping Antarctica pristine is becoming more challenging with growing threats from human activity and climate change.
Humans and Jaguars Can Live Together — Here’s How
More than 25 years of experience illustrate how to live successfully in a landscape with jaguars, just as they’re starting to return to the United States.
More than 25 years of experience illustrate how to live successfully in a landscape with jaguars, just as they’re starting to return to the United States.
Human Rights Depend on a Thriving Natural World
Any work to achieve human-rights gains will be upended unless we address our climate and biodiversity crises.
Any work to achieve human-rights gains will be upended unless we address our climate and biodiversity crises.
Links From the Brink: Trump Reversals, Tuskless Elephants, Methane and Giant Snails
The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.
The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.
Why We Need Environmental Justice at the Heart of Climate Action
The Global South and communities of color in Global North countries disproportionately face harms from climate change, writes Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate in her new book, A Bigger Picture.
The Global South and communities of color in Global North countries disproportionately face harms from climate change, writes Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate in her new book, A Bigger Picture.