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The Ask

Unsung Heroes: Understanding Native Bees and Why We Need Them

Paige Embry’s new book gives a rare look at the often-overlooked world of America’s native bees.
December 11, 2018
by
Tara Lohan
Paige Embry’s new book gives a rare look at the often-overlooked world of America’s native bees.
Lebbiea grandiflora
Extinction Countdown

You Can’t Save a Species If It Doesn’t Have a Name

A newly discovered plant genus could be wiped out by dams and mining. Could giving it a name save it from extinction?
November 30, 2018
by
John R. Platt
A newly discovered plant genus could be wiped out by dams and mining. Could giving it a name save it from extinction?
Farmers at Soul Fire Farm
The Ask

Farming While Black: Growing Food and Community While Saving the Earth

We asked Leah Penniman, cofounder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, about the healing power of soil and ending an unjust food system.
November 5, 2018
by
Tara Lohan
We asked Leah Penniman, cofounder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, about the healing power of soil and ending an unjust food system.
Ethnobotanist Joyce LeCompte
Book Excerpts

Helping Plants, Healing People

In his new book, ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan chronicles the efforts of “plant midwives,” women who are working to restore edible plants and healing herbs.
October 26, 2018
by
Gary Paul Nabhan
In his new book, ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan chronicles the efforts of “plant midwives,” women who are working to restore edible plants and healing herbs.
Berkeley trees
Voices

Warming Cities, Dying Trees: Can We Keep Our Cities’ Tree-lined Streets?

Climate change may threaten the trees grown in inland cities. Adapting to that threat may help us protect city residents and mitigate future warming.
September 26, 2018
by
Joe R. McBride and Igor Laćan
Climate change may threaten the trees grown in inland cities. Adapting to that threat may help us protect city residents and mitigate future warming.
Cylindropuntia californica
Extinction Countdown

Prickly But Unprotected: 18 Percent of Cactus Species at Risk

A new study — the first of its kind — finds that the world’s conservation areas fail to protect hundreds of rare cactus species.
September 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
A new study — the first of its kind — finds that the world’s conservation areas fail to protect hundreds of rare cactus species.
Vepris bali
Extinction Countdown

New Tree Species Discovered — and Declared Extinct

Researchers have identified a new tree species in Cameroon, but it only grew in a landscape that has now been destroyed by agriculture.
September 12, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Researchers have identified a new tree species in Cameroon, but it only grew in a landscape that has now been destroyed by agriculture.
Venus flytraps
Voices

How to Take a Bite Out of Venus Flytrap Poaching

Current laws further a cycle of poverty while not really protecting rare plants. There’s a way to fix that.
August 27, 2018
by
Katrina Outland
Current laws further a cycle of poverty while not really protecting rare plants. There’s a way to fix that.
baobab trees
Extinction Countdown

Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees — But That’s Just Part of the Story

New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either.
June 15, 2018
by
John R. Platt
New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either.
golden lion tamarin
Extinction Countdown

How the Golden Lion Tamarin Is Helping to Heal Brazil’s Rainforest

It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
May 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.

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