War and Parks
Ukrainian conservationists are committed to their work, even as the war drags on.
Zoe Loftus-Farren

Feature Articles

Refugee Seeds

The Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens the Middle East’s most valued repositories of plant biodiversity.

Gary Paul Nabhan

A Landscape of Lies

The North Dakota coal town I grew up in is now the world test site for a potentially dangerous fossil fuel technology.

Taylor Brorby

“A Whole History of Injustice”

In Southwest Louisiana, organizers fight petro projects amid a legacy of exploitation.

Xander Peters

The Darling 58 Debacle

Failed attempts to genetically engineer the American chestnut tree are a warning against rash solutions to complex problems.

Anne Petermann

Reviving Lost Relatives

Indigenous farmers in the US Southwest are bringing back traditional crop varieties and finding new ways to protect them.

Marisa Agha

To Our Readers

A Time to Sow

As the political wheel turns, nurture seeds of justice, compassion, and love.

Maureen Nandini Mitra

Beyond Human

There’s Room Enough for All

Is our best conversation strategy really to assume one species can live only if another dies?

Tove Danovich

Earth Island Reports

Free Wikie and Keijo

This orca mother-son duo deserves to live outside the confines of concrete tanks.

Mark J Palmer

Meet the 2024 Brower Youth Award Winners

From using art to save Washington’s salmon to promoting equitable climate education in the US South, these young people are working for a more sustainable future

Journal Staff

1000 Words

Dreamscapes

Rune Guneriussen’s temporary sculptures tease out the ways in which humans both love and disturb nature.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

Conversation

“A Story Dies When No One Tells It”

Indigenous Rights Activists Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson on their new book and their journey towards activism in the Amazon.

Fiona McLeod

In Review

Burning Bright

In Review: The State of Fire: Why California Burns

Jaime Herndon

Through a Glass Darkly

In Review: Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown

Michael Engelhard

Voices

Life as an Artivist

Taking a stand for vulnerable communities through art is second nature to me.

Melody Cooper

Talking Points

Climate and Environmental News in Brief: Winter 2025

News in Brief

Journal Staff