Climate

(Harrison Watson)

Princeton University
This photo essay explores the conservation accomplishments of the Friends of Roger’s Wildlife Refuge, a New Jersey wetlands preserve home to birds and loved by birders.
A cliffside dipping down into a blue ocean.

(Tristan Mckenzie/Unsplash License)

Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University
From runoff pollution to drought preparedness, here are four of the most pressing issues facing water in California.
Naomi Ayala, a poet focused on justice.
Naomi Ayala, a poet focused on justice.
George Washington University
A short documentary profiling the life and work of Naomi Ayala, a D.C.-based Puerto Rican poet who explores themes of social and environmental justice in her art. 
An artistic graphic of an apple partially submerged in water against a yellow background.

Graphic by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.

Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
In this podcast, Stephen Mulkey, a former president of Unity College in Maine, discusses the financial and ethical considerations for an institution divesting from fossil fuels.
Bond points to a graphic on a computer screen at this work desk.

Bax Bond at his workstation. (Shondiin Mayo)

Indigenous Correspondents Program | University of Alaska Fairbanks
As climate change impacts the price of energy in Alaska, Indigenous researcher Bax Bond abides by his heritage while using modern-day equations to help the rural communities that he once grew up in.
A woman in a blue jacket stands on a snowy ship deck in Antarctica

Breathing in the peace and stillness during our first evening in Antarctica. (Courtesy of Agam Dhingra)

Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Libby Mohn reflects on witnessing climate change firsthand in Antarctica and connecting it to her everyday life.
An illustration of three people bending down near a stream to pick up trash.

(Images from the picture book courtesy of Maria Zaharatos, Shelby Atherton, Ruby Walker)

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies
An inspiring and empowering story about a young girl in Ecuador on a journey to discover what communities across her country are doing to increase sustainability and combat plastic waste.
An illustration of an acorn artfully sprouting different kinds of leaves.

Illustrations by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.

Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
How three Indigenous teachers in California are fostering the future for native plants and educating others on how to build a reciprocal relationship with nature.
A woman stands between rows of cultivated plants, wearing a large straw hat and a grey hoodie, smiling at the camera.

(Courtesy of Candace Clark)

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Hannah Krantz and Aleena Fayaz speak to Candace Clark, a Ph.D. candidate at Tuskegee University, in this high-spirited podcast that discusses the importance of black voices in climate solutions, sustainable housing, and much more. 
Trail camera attached to a tree.

Trail cameras like this one capture videos of passing animals and are useful wildlife research and conservation tools. (Evan Barnard/American University)

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | American University
Osa Conservation, a science-driven nonprofit organization, studies and monitors wildlife conservation progress by remotely capturing wildlife – on camera.

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