Familiar Stranger
September 15, 2022
Sumana Roy— It seems so natural, in dreams and folk tales, that humans should be reborn as trees. On a bus to nowhere, I sat next to a man who… READ MORE
Category: Environmental Studies
Earth Day Reading List
April 22, 2022
Celebrate Earth Day with must-reads on climate change, conservation, the environment, and more. “Indispensable. A must read for anyone who cares about the ocean and understands the integral role it… READ MORE
COP26: THE PROBLEM OF RESOURCES IN EARLY MODERN TIMES
November 11, 2021
Henry Kamen, author of Early Modern European Society, recounts the debate over resources and the themes of conservation taking root across Europe in early modern times. These issues are still relevant… READ MORE
COP26: BIG IDEAS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
November 10, 2021
Daniel Esty, editor of A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future explains the Zero Carbon Action Plan and talks about why A Better Planet is relevant for the discussions arising from COP26. Greenhouse… READ MORE
COP26: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
November 4, 2021
Kent H. Redford and William M. Adams explain why synthetic biology and nature-based solutions are important for the discussions arising from COP26. Biodiversity and Climate Change The effects of climate… READ MORE
The Problem of Resources in Early Modern Times
September 6, 2021
Henry Kamen— Among the most serious environmental issues in preindustrial Europe was that of the disappearance of forests, which had at one time covered the greater part of the land… READ MORE
Becoming Organic in the Himalayas
August 13, 2021
Shaila Seshia Galvin— These days, the word organic typically conjures notions of food that is natural, pure, and ecologically produced. Recent decades have seen the rapid expansion of organic agriculture,… READ MORE
Invasive Mice and Engineered Genes
August 2, 2021
W.M. Adams and K.H. Redford— On Gough Island, a steep speck of land deep in the South Atlantic, giant mice eat albatross chicks as they sit on their nests. They… READ MORE
The Amazing, Hidden Early Life of Coral Reef Creatures
July 16, 2021
Peter F. Sale— Coral reefs are strewn across the tropical ocean like so many pearls from a broken necklace. Some are barely a few hundred meters from other reefs, but… READ MORE
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