![Beauty, Brutality and Thru-Hiking](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Voices/Beauty, Brutality and Thru-Hiking/Thumbnail.a6d97ced.jpg)
by Danielle Vilaplana
Winter came early to Colorado and people were leaving the backcountry with the first snow. Only the hikers remained, adding to the animal tracks thatfollowed the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).
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by Danielle Vilaplana
On July 27, Pope Francis addressed an audience of Brazilian bishops and social and political elites and touched upon several topics, including the environmental crisis in the Amazon Basin. In his speech,…
Read more![Ethnobotany and Ethnocide: an interview with Wade Davis](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Interview with Wade Davis/Photo%204.7603d9d1.jpg)
by Danielle Vilaplana
Loss of biodiversity and cultural diversity are inextricably linked in a developing world. While genocide is widely condemned, ethnocide – the complete destruction of entire cultures – is tacitly accepted…
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by Morgan Heim
Two journalists grab cameras and head to the wilds of Thailand’s mangrove forests in search of an endangered cat with a special affinity for water.
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