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Founding Director, Planet Forward
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Our 2021 Summit event hosted some of the most compelling guests — and conversations — we've ever had. Whether you want to re-watch a portion, or check out the entire event, we have all the info here.
Tags: pfsummit21, storyfest2021, storytelling, education, science communication, urgency, environmental justice, narrative, inclusion

The Centro de Innovación UC (Innovation Center) in Santiago, Chile in February, 2022. (Francisco "A.J" Camacho)
George Washington University
Friday, February 10, 2023
Tackling climate change will involve rethinking how we build, but through common-sense design and recent innovations in carbon capture concrete, a greener future is within reach.
Tags: architecture, climate change, Adaptation, concrete, carbon capture
University of Connecticut
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Small farms are suffering in the face of climate change and a tumultuous economy; it's no wonder that farmers feel the effects as well. But one group is offering help.
Tags: agriculture, small farming, climate change, mental health

A baby zucchini grows beneath a yellow blossom. (Maja Dumat/Creative Commons)
The George Washington University
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The pandemic may have forced you into a new relationship with food. But the food that ends up on your plate has always traveled a complicated, exploitative, and convoluted path to get there.
Tags: GroW Garden, food system, food desert, environmental justice, covid-19, black farmers, farming, public health
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
Planet Forward
Thursday, June 08, 2017
This is the first in our series of Expert Voices sharing their thoughts on how we move the planet forward following the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Tags: expert voices, Paris, Climate Change Agreement, climate change, trump administration, U.S. Climate Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, #wearestillin
Farmer Roric Paulman talks with students about the challenges facing the aquifer, about 90 feet beneath their feet. (Planet Forward staff)
University of Missouri
Friday, February 23, 2018
In the face of a changing climate, the agriculture industry is increasingly figuring out how to produce more and use less.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, agriculture, farm, harvest, Water, aquifer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Friday, March 09, 2018
Microalgae could play a critical role in feeding a rapidly expanding global population.
Tags: algae, food, food innovation, innovation, storyfest2018

The roof-top gardens at Drake Memorial Library at SUNY Brockport. (Jess Buttery/Creative Commons)
SUNY College at Brockport
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Campus sustainability is becoming more of a necessity for colleges and universities to not only answer a student call to action, but for the planet.