![Bird Conservation in Colombia’s Andean Forests](/assets/image-cache/Team%2C%20T2-002.8c4221d4.jpg)
by Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela
I wake up at 4:30 a.m. in my tent and go out to admire the dark, cloud-covered forest. I meet with my team of locals to warm up and discuss our plan of action. Over a nice cup of Colombian coffee, we sit…
Read more![My life in the Naimina Enkiyio Forest, Part 2](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Naimina/Photo_4.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Alfred Mepukori
Continue on the journey through the forests of East Africa with Maasai warrior Alfred Mepukori, who tells readers about growing up Maasai, why elephants matter, and survival in the Naimina Enkiyio Forest.
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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![In Palm Oil’s Wake: an interview with Robert Hii](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Palm Oil/DSC_1449.8ef4999f.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
There are already 8 million acres of land cleared for palm oil plantations in Indonesia and 9 million in Malaysia, and, according to Rainforest Action Network, the Indonesian government is already planning…
Read more![Fabricación de Abono Orgánico en Mt. Solar](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Mt Solar/photo_5.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Susan Kinne
Para evitar la deforestación por parte de la expansión agrícola y restaurar el suelo en esta región, notoria por tener una tasa de deforestación de las más altas en el mundo y un suelo severamente degradado…
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 Disappearing Rainforests of Kagoro](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Disappearing rain forests/Photo_3.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Bala Dada
Bala Dada travelled to the rainforests and mountains of Kagoro, Nigeria, every year to visit family and participate in the annual Afan National Festival. He used to love the thick canopies and endless…
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…
Read more![The Wayfinders](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Book Reviews/The Wayfinders/Photo%202.1d00087f.jpg)
by Julia Osterman
Inside all technology-addicted Westerners is the capability to adapt to some of the world’s most desolate landscapes and to transcend their own worldviews to open their minds. Join author Wade Davis as…
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