bioGraphic · Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Justice Food Indigenous Water
Hawaii’s Ancient Aquaculture Revival
In an ocean state that now imports half of its seafood, a determined group of activists is restoring the age-old aquaculture practices of Native Hawaiians.
TakePart · Energy Environmental Justice Food Policy Water
A Giant Lake that Sustains Millions of People Is in Danger
Dams, overfishing, and pollution threaten Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the world’s most productive fisheries.
TakePart · Environmental Justice Indigenous Water
The Navajo Are Fighting to Get Their Water Back
A third of tribe members lack clean water while cities thrive on rivers running through reservations. New deals are enabling them to take some of what’s theirs.
TakePart · Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Justice Policy
Laos’ Elephants Take to the Road to Save Their Forest Home
An elephant caravan draws attention to the illegal logging that threatens the country’s 900 remaining pachyderms.
TakePart · Biodiversity Environmental Justice Food Policy Water
Investors Are Grabbing a Japan-Size Chunk of the Developing World for Food and Water
Activists tracking these deals say rich countries are buying up land—93 million acres—and displacing local people and wildlife.
TakePart · Climate Change Environmental Justice Science
The Climate Trigger Behind Human Tragedies
Earth’s increasingly volatile weather conditions have been linked to numerous global crises, from terrorism to child marriage.
Hakai magazine · Environmental Justice Food Indigenous Oceans Policy
First Nations Test the Political Water with Fish Farm Protests
First Nations’ occupations of fish farms are rooted in a deeper conversation about Indigenous land rights.
TakePart · Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Justice Policy
Cambodian Activist Wins Goldman Prize for Exposing Illegal Logging
Leng Ouch has risked his life to go undercover and gather evidence of collusion between timber companies and government officials.
Hakai magazine · Adaptation Climate Change Environmental Justice Food Indigenous Science
Tribes Use Western and Indigenous Science to Prepare for Climate Change
Northwestern tribes and the University of Washington climate group have joined forces to help protect salmon, roots, trees, and other important resources.
Hakai magazine · Environmental Justice Food Oceans
The Consequences of China’s Booming Demand for Seafood
The country is putting restrictions on its domestic fishing fleet, but its distant water fleet has been growing to compensate.
Ensia · Environmental Justice Policy Pollution Water
Nitrates on Tap
As contamination worsens, an oft-ignored groundwater pollutant is drawing new attention – and solutions.
Ensia · Environmental Justice Policy Pollution Water
Our Drinking Water Systems Are a Disaster. What Can We Do?
In the wake of the Flint crisis, communities turn to innovative technology and financing to prevent the next crisis.
