Basking in the Green Glow
Two researchers have identified what they call “the greenconsumption effect," defined as “warm glow feelings” that accompany the use of environmentally friendly products. A Research article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Environment - Most Popular
Innovations in environmental protection and conserving natural resources (more)
African Conservation Entrepreneurs and Business Solutions to the Biodiversity Crisis
In landscapes where people and natural systems co-exist and intermingle, conservationists must go beyond protection and work to develop community-level incentives for wildlife conservation through sustainable and locally managed use.
Paying With Plastic
The Recycle Pay program allows parents to pay a portion or all of their children’s school fees by gathering plastic and discarded drinking-water bags, which are then recycled. A What's Next article from the Winter 2020 issue.
The Creek Will Rise
Interns in South Bend, Indiana, first collaborated to help restore a polluted neighborhood waterway. Then the project grew into something bigger. A Field Report from the Winter 2020 issue.
Foundations Can Unlock a Food System to Feed the World
Small farmers and food businesses are essential to building a resilient food system, but they need flexible, patient capital to thrive.
How to Use Stories to Bring ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ Together
To build more inclusive movements, social advocacy organizations and activists need to create stories that can engage both familiar and new communities.
A New Plastic Alternative
Solubag’s founders want to emulate the feel of single-use plastic bags while leaving no trace.
Forest Restoration for Fuel
Supported by the nonprofit US Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Restoration Fuels will turn wood scraps into a substitute for coal, potentially providing energy, jobs, and even environmental benefits.
No Exit
As the world’s climate scientists continue to warn us of the dire consequences of global warming, including a documented increase in wildfires, climate change is revealing new ways of how little we invest in and value humanity.