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March 23, 2023
Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile
Facing institutionalized violence from the government and opposition groups, some Indigenous activists in Guatemala have no choice but to flee.
María Inés Taracena
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September 9, 2022
The Planetary Stakes of the Brazilian Election
If Jair Bolsonaro remains in power—legally or illegally—his government will sabotage the global campaign to slow climate change.
James North
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March 18, 2020
The Coronavirus Connection
Forest loss drives viruses as well as climate change—and Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of the destruction.
Covering Climate Now
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February 18, 2020
Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.
Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.
Sonia Shah
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December 11, 2018
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October 18, 2018
Letters From the November 12, 2018, Issue
Holding banks to account… A radical cure… Time for Amazonian outrage…
Our Readers
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October 25, 2017
Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now
It’s a victory for free speech and forests. But will it last?
Mark Hertsgaard
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December 9, 2015
When Planting Trees Hurts the Environment
In Paris this week, policy-makers are considering an ambitious new plan to cover 50 million acres of South American land with trees. That might not be a good idea.
Eilís O’Neill
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July 30, 2015
The Wettest Rainforest in the United States Has Gone Up in Flames
When fire can eat a rainforest in a relatively cool climate, you know the Earth is beginning to burn.
Subhankar Banerjee
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March 23, 2015
The Future of a Failed State
Nations like Haiti don’t “fail” because of their people, but because they’ve been relentlessly exploited by the more “developed” world.
Amy Wilentz