No Entry
In America, whether we can swim — and whether we have access to water at all — is closely tied to race.
Hannah S. Palmer

Feature Articles

Room to Roam

What the world’s only wild horse species needs from us is the hardest thing to give — undisturbed space.

Viola Kerekes

The Finders

These rare species searchers are obsessive, observant — and, in a world where so much life is vanishing — necessary

Eric Freedman

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Notes from a Vanishing Shore

Amid overfishing, urbanization, and climate change, Filipino artisanal fishing communities are fighting to maintain their way of life.

Sigrid Marianne Gayangos

Running Dry

Frequent droughts are swelling the flow of migrants into South Africa. They are also easing the border crossing

Nyasha Bhobo Tsitsi Bhobo

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To Our Readers

Making a Difference Under Trump 2.0

Sometimes, keeping on with the work at hand can also be a form of resistance.

Maureen Nandini Mitra

Beyond Human

A Memorial for a tree

Celebrating the life of an ancient oak

Tove Danovich

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Earth Island Reports

Saving the Endangered Oceanic Whitetip Shark from Extinction

One of the ocean’s most feared fish is the one we should be most afraid of losing.

David McGuire

Indigenous Leaders in Kalimantan Protect Indonesia’s Forest

Supporting Dayak women’s conservation initiatives that emphasize local expertise and place-based knowledge

Tia Merotto

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1000 Words

How One Artist Uses Thorns and Bark to Celebrate Place

For Sandilya Theuerkauf, art begins with deep observation of natural spaces

Zoe Loftus-Farren

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Conversation

Building Collective Power Under a Repressive Trump Administration

We do our best work as a people in times of extreme crisis, says “apocalyptic optimist” Dana Fisher.

Maureen Nandini Mitra

In Review

Robert Macfarlane’s Is a River Alive? Explores the Rights of Nature Movement

In Review: Is a River Alive?

Jason Mark

Exploring How Little We Know about Endangered Animals

In Review: Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures

Elisa Shoenberger

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Voices

A Calling to Advocate for North America’s Wild Carnivores

Working for a future where coexistence is not the exception, but the norm.

Camilla Fox

Talking Points

Climate and Environmental News in Brief: Summer 2025

News in Brief

Journal Staff