Caring for Cacti
The illicit global trade in one the most threatened taxa of life reveals how similar passions animate both collectors and conservationists
Jared D. Margulies

Feature Articles

Stalking the Jaguar Trade in Suriname

Is this small, densely forested country the new hub for transnational criminal networks trafficking jaguar “glue” to Asia?

Santiago Wills

Anti-Trans, Anti-Climate

Right-wing attacks on body sovereignty are rooted in the same ideologies that perpetuate violence against the Earth.

Sage Agee

The Republic of Cows

When habitat loss is one of the biggest issues facing wild animals, why has Alaska given an uninhabited, remote island to feral cattle?

Jude Isabella

A Fundamental Right

Green amendments could be a game changer for climate litigation.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

To Our Readers

The Pyrocene is Upon Us, But We Can Learn to Live With It

Our world has been radically altered by capitalism and our appetite for fossil fuels.

Maureen Nandini Mitra

The Long Game

On Overcoming the Impulse to Look Away from Issues that Impact Our Planet

Seeing a thing and saying a thing, especially about who we are as people in this place at this time, is a risky business.

Carolyn Finney

Earth Island Reports

Meet the 2023 Brower Youth Award Winners

From building food sovereignty to mobilizing for orca conservation, young people are stepping up to lead the environmental movement.

Journal Staff

Nicaraguan Tour Guides Open Organic Cafe During Pandemic

With tourism slumping during the pandemic, a ranger exchange program in Nicaragua made a major pivot — to an organic café.

Jeff and Kate Zylland

1000 Words

Trailer McQuilkin’s Native Wildflower Art Can Fool Even Botanists

Trailer McQuilkin wants to bring your attention to our spectacular native wildflowers.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

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Conversation

Susanne Moser On Facing the Biggest Challenge of Our Times

It’s critical that we name the existential crisis that we are in, and relearn our interconnectedness, says Susanne Moser.

Laurie Mazur

In Review

Comfort of Crows Reflects on Our Relationships with the Other-than-Human World

In Review: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

Elisa Shoenberger

A Long-overdue Account of an Epic Period in the History Pacific Northwest Forests

In Review: The Making of the Northwest Forest Plan

Betsy L. Howell

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Voices

Grappling with the Fear and Urgency Around the Climate Crisis

As a climate advocate, holding a Seven Generations perspective is both a challenge and a gift, says Kahea Pacheco.

Kahea Pacheco

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Talking Points

Climate and Environmental News In Brief: Autumn 2023

News in Brief

Journal Staff