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Cayo Costa Island, Florida (James St. John/Flickr).
American Conservation Coalition
Monday, October 25, 2021
The Road to COP26 | There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to climate change. That’s why we need a market-based, innovative approach that focuses on issues in a local context.
Tags: Road to COP26, free market, solutions, Activism, Policy, florida, Arizona, ACC
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George Washington University
Friday, June 10, 2022
Patterns of U.S. land protection prioritize the great landscapes of the West over species richness or biodiversity, which are largely concentrated in the Southeast.
Tags: conservation, climate change, Biodiversity, endemic species, endangered species
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Planet Forward
Monday, February 27, 2023
The quality of entries this year was absolutely inspiring. After much deliberating, we’re excited to announce the finalists of this year's competition!
Tags: storyfest, storyfest 2023, summit
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, April 06, 2020
This year’s Storyfest Awards weren't announced from the stage at the Planet Forward Summit as usual, in the name of social distancing. But we still wanted to share with you the amazing stories entered by students from every region of the country.
Tags: storyfest2020, storyfest winner, Competition, Journalism, environmental storytelling
Storyfest winners in attendance, Jesse Gurney, Kira Sommer and Sara Merken, are flanked by Ajay Markanday, the Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America, on their left, and Planet Forward host & founder Frank Sesno. (Photo: GWU)
Planet Forward
Monday, April 25, 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 Storyfest Grand Prize winners, who won $500 and a trip to the UN headquarters in New York City:
Tags: storyfest2016, storyfest2016 finalist, storyfest2016 winners
Planet Forward
Friday, August 28, 2020
We are pleased to announce our 2020-2021 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! More information will be shared soon about the exceptional team of students selected. Get to know them below:
Fisherman Mark Brooks fishes off the Sunshine Skyway North Pier. Mark is just one example of how fishing fosters community and sustainability. (Carter Weinhofer/Eckerd College)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Monday, March 14, 2022
With an increasing demand for waterfront properties and the growing impact of climate change, fishing communities are in danger; but, the societal and economic roles filled by fishing are irreplaceable.
Tags: conservation, Ocean Governance, sustainability, food, storyfest2022
Planet Forward
Monday, March 14, 2011
Cross-posted from Advanced Biofuels USA by Joanne Ivancic
House members listen to testimony from climate change experts at a committee hearing on February 13, 2019. (Brock Hall/Medill)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee invited experts on Wednesday to lay out climate change concerns before their sometimes skeptical Republican colleagues in the panel’s first hearing of the new Congress.
Tags: climate change, climate science, science, House of Representatives, politics
SCCF marine laboratory director Eric Milbrandt (left) and research assistant Sierra Greene (right) collect water samples to help identify the drivers of harmful algal blooms in southwest Florida. (Sarah Anderson/MEDILL)
Northwestern University
Thursday, June 09, 2022
Excessive algae growth wreaked havoc on southwest Florida’s ecosystems, Sarah Anderson reports. A team of scientists is analyzing water samples to figure out what’s driving the blooms –– and how to mitigate them.