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Digital Editor, Planet Forward
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Here are our key takeaways from TV media experts on how to create lasting climate communication that won’t get washed away in the rising tides.
Tags: science communication, tv news, salon, climate change, communicating science
The First Lady of Colombia, María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval (third from left), and director of nutrition at the World Food Programme, Lauren Landis (second from the right), are panelists for the session "Innovation and Agroecology: A Path to Sustainability" at CFS 46. (Kim Ossi/PlanetForward.org)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Mississippi
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Technology has touched every sector and aspect of humankind and the food sector is no different. The digital invasion in the agricultural industry is underway. However, these “intruders” are bringing positive changes.
Tags: pfinrome, cfs46, food insecurity, SDGs, agriculture, Technology
Dr. Garneau presenting research on her RoadkillGarneau project back in 2012. (Gerianne Downs/SUNY-Plattsburgh)
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh
Monday, February 28, 2022
Dr. Danielle Garneau, wildlife ecologist, is an attentive driver. The serpentine roads of upstate New York, which she drives along daily, are trafficked with possible hazards –– but what she's really scouting for is roadkill.
Tags: citizen science, ecology, Roadkill, Technology, Biodiversity, research, Data Collection, iNaturalist, education, storyfest2022
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, June 18, 2018
We just concluded our 2018 Planet Forward storytelling expedition to Alaska with Lindblad Expeditions aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion. Our Storyfest winners were dazzled by the ecosystems and the wildlife.
Tags: storyfest2018, storyfest, Alaska, national geographic, Lindblad Expeditions
A sunset photo from on board the National Geographic Sea Lion, during my recent life-changing trip to Alaska. (Photos by Katherine Baker/Columbia University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University
Friday, September 21, 2018
Next in our Alaska series: While many still find climate change up for debate, perhaps the way to engage and persuade these individuals is by focusing on its effects in their own communities rather than in far away places.
Tags: Alaska, Lindblad Expeditions, sustainability, climate change, communicating science, storyfest2019
Daymuse Studios, LLC
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Welcome to Planet Forward, a virtual public square fueled by the power of ideas – from students to scientists, entrepreneurs to activists – as they make their case for what they think about issues effecting civil society.
Columbia University
Friday, April 02, 2021
The pandemic should be a golden opportunity to change the way we think about mental illness. So far, it hasn’t been.
Tags: covid-19, pandemic, mental health, mental illness, anxiety, depression, public health, sustainability, healthcare, storyfest2021
Sun-dried candlefish, also known as hooligan, eulachon, and oolichan. (Brodie Guy/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))
George Washington University
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Today, petroleum is one of Alaska's main exports, but the use of oil in the region goes back thousands of years to the Tlingit people's harvesting of lipid-dense and flammable candlefish. Can this history illuminate a way to a green-fueled future?
Tags: oil, energy, storyfest, Alaska, whaling, Indigenous Knowledge, astonishing alaska
(Cate Twining-Ward/George Washington University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Monday, October 05, 2020
Moving to Copenhagen has made me realize that instead of constantly evaluating my personal habits, perhaps I should be more critical of the systems which ultimately shape society’s collective impact.
Tags: green living, Urban Sustainability, recycling, Green Communities, Copenhagen
Chris Tonge and Chanel La with their dog Chuckles in their Chicago home. (Courtesy of Chanel La)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Drawn together like a pair of subatomic particles of opposite charge, scientist duo Chanel La and Chris Tonge are making discoveries in medicine and energy-efficient technology, Brittany Edelmann reports.