Meat Consumption Grows in US and Asia, While Europe is on the Decline
Since 2010, meat consumption habits in the US and Europe have diverged, while many countries with the greatest increases are in Asia.
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Everglades National Park Celebrates New Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center
Everglades National Park Celebrates New Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center
Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2025
Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2025
In This Buffalo Suburb, a Brush With Mall Security Can Lead to Arrest by Border Patrol
In at least one case, police may have violated a state court ruling prohibiting local law enforcement from conducting civil immigration enforcement.
Heat Exhaustion, Amputated Fingers, Crushed Limbs: The Hidden Cost of American Turkey
Three charts reveal details of the 351 workplace injuries experienced by turkey industry workers in 2024, which include severed fingers, injured corneas and musculoskeletal disorders.
How America’s Largest Meat Company Leverages Palantir’s Surveillance Tech
Palantir’s controversial software platform is capable of integrating vast amounts of data — but at what risk?
Carbon deals raise questions over Indigenous land in the Amazon
BARCELONA — In December 2022, one of Brazil’s largest Indigenous territories and one of the smallest would each sign a 118-page, 10-year contract they would soon come to regret —as would faraway investors looking to capitalize on the billion-dollar carbon and biodiversity markets. In Brazil’s lush westernmost states of Amazonas and Acre, which border Peru, […]
Russian "Art Night" in Crimea: Wikinews interviews Traveler Viktor Pinchuk
The annual cultural and educational event, "Night of the Arts," was held on the eve of Russia's National Unity Day, continuing a series of cultural festivals such as "Night at the Museum," "Night at the Theatre,"…
Nigerian Activists Push Back on JBS and Government Slaughterhouse Plans
The multinational corporation’s plans are part of a broader trend of inequity in global food production.
Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground to Reopen Nov. 1
Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground to Reopen Nov. 1
‘This Place Is a Circus’: Eight Months Since a Guard Strike, State Prisons Remain in Crisis
Many incarcerated New Yorkers say the new normal is endless lock-in.
Indigenous women must help lead a fair energy transition
This series, Voices from the Land, brings together opinion pieces led and written by Indigenous peoples from around the world. Through these commentaries, we share our lived realities and reflections on urgent issues shaping our time — environmental destruction, our relationship with nature, and systemic injustice. We write from the heart of our communities, where […]
Andean glacier loss calls for a deeper reckoning with our values
This series, Voices from the Land, brings together opinion pieces led and written by Indigenous peoples from around the world. Through these commentaries, we share our lived realities and reflections on urgent issues shaping our time — environmental destruction, our relationship with nature, and systemic injustice. We write from the heart of our communities, where […]
Frontline conservation leaders need support in a crisis
A few weeks ago, I wrote about navigating conservation’s crisis. During Climate Week in New York, I joined discussions with grassroots leaders from the Global South that offered a sharper view of how philanthropy meets—and sometimes misses—the realities of frontline work. Their reflections highlighted dynamics that merit further exploration. Philanthropy is purportedly rooted in […]
Community development belongs at the heart of biodiversity protection
The interlinked planetary crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss are losing significant ground in the global political agenda. From the ground, it seems as though even environmental discourse and momentum are weakening, as urgent geopolitical and economic priorities push concrete action to the margins. Overseas development aid and conservation finance is shrinking, often […]
She Says Her Lawyer Stole Her Money. She Can’t Get the DA to Return Her Calls.
Despite mounting evidence that a disbarred attorney stole client funds, Manhattan prosecutors have taken no action.
Indigenous consent requires more than a checklist
This series, Voices from the Land, brings together opinion pieces led and written by Indigenous peoples from around the world. Through these commentaries, we share our lived realities and reflections on urgent issues shaping our time — environmental destruction, our relationship with nature, and systemic injustice. We write from the heart of our communities, where […]
Carrying Jane Goodall's conservation legacy forward
I find it hard to believe Jane Goodall is gone. She was more than an icon to me. She was a friend, a mentor, and someone whose presence—whether with presidents, students, or my own children—felt like both a gift and a lesson. Our friendship began in the most Jane way possible: an email that opened, […]
Apple Pickers Are Still Waiting for Promised Union Protections
An entire season has come and nearly gone, and Wafler Farms still isn’t following its union contract.
What Indonesia's courts can do about plastic pollution
In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution. The treaty will contain ambitious targets covering every stage of the plastic life cycle, including introducing restrictive measures against the production and consumption of single-use plastics, the development of […]
