![Of Palm Oil and Extinction](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Impression/palm%20oil%20thumb.69b940c5.jpg)
by Robert Hii
You know the old question: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a noise? I’m not quite sure why that question came to mind when news came out of the extinction of Dipterocarpus…
Read more![Malama `Aina: Taking Care of the Land](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Hawaii Carnes/Izilwane-Hawaii_5.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
The Hawaiian Islands are unique in that they are both inhabited and extremely isolated. This contributes to the complexity of their habitats and, ultimately, their vulnerability. Each island has a unique…
Read more![How Craft Beer Can Save the World](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2013/06/Beer%20inside%20out%281%29.84cdda71.jpg)
by Jessica Schmonsky
Beer is an ancient beverage with roots growing as far back as the fifth millennia BC. Since malts and hops and barley were first brewed together, the recipe for this popular beverage has endured some drastic…
Read more![Old Man of the Forest](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Braker Borneo/DSC_0947.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Caroline Braker
Over the last several decades, human activity, including the development of palm oil plantations, has caused massive deforestation in the Borneo rainforest. More recently, the Malaysian government has…
Read more![The Sanctity of Whales](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Sanctity of whales/Sanctity_of_Whales_Feature.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
Around 1855, after first sealing in California and whaling in Magdalena Bay, Baja, Charles Scammon, a captain from Maine turned his attention to San Ignacio Bay. By 1859-60 the grays had been all but eliminated.…
Read more![Tanzania Denuded](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Impression/Tanzania_Denuded_Feature.69b940c5.jpg)
by Anne Silver
Upon reaching the Malawi/Tanzanian border, my Blackberry jumped to life with a request to visit a potential site for a new Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) and to stop by to say “hi” to some current ones. My…
Read more![The Flow of Changing Light](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Flow of Changing LIght/Whispers%20redone465.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Lisa Bayne
Whether walking through an ancient rain forest in the Queen Charlotte Islands or hiking up a mountain in northern New Mexico, photographer Lisa Bayne is in awe of the endless variations and flow of changing…
Read more![Food Security and Sustainable Action](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/ODonnell/Freshly%20caught%20Saithe%20Artic%20Norway.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Jessica Schmonsky
Climate change affects agriculture and food production both directly through changing environmental conditions and indirectly by affecting growth and the distribution of incomes. Current studies suggest…
Read more![A Brief Biodiversity Explainer](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/A Brief Biodiversity Explainer/Brief_Biodiversity_Feature.eec234ee.jpg)
by Lillian Steenblik Hwang
You have probably read a lot of articles that mention biodiversity, but sometimes it can be unclear exactly what biodiversity is and how biodiversity loss impacts your life. As we enter the new year, here…
Read more![Displacement of Local Peoples](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Displaced People/Photo_2.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Alex Perry
For thousands of years, people have depended on their natural surroundings for their livelihoods. Sustaining the environment and minimizing their impact on it remain necessities for survival. It is these…
Read more![Lleva una Llama a Almorzar](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Lleva una llama/Photo_2.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Teresa Dovalpage
Take a Llama to Lunch (Lleva una Llama a Almorzar) es una de las excursiones que ofrece Wild Earth Llama Adventures, una compañía que lleva veinte años haciendo senderismo con llamas en Nuevo México. La…
Read more![The Impact of El Salvador’s Ban on Consumption of Sea Turtles](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Livin la Veda/Photo_1.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Brad Nahill
In the hopes of reversing the tide of wildlife loss, the government of El Salvador enacted a ban on the consumption, sale, and possession of sea turtles, their eggs, and their parts for purposes other…
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