Innovative food systems such as agroecology can become the norm if we weave a web of legitimacy from science, politics, society and values.

With Covid-19 upending conventional sources of conservation funding — particularly with tourism dollars dramatically decreased — conservationists are rethinking how to fund their work.

Communities face a tricky dilemma as climate changes: How to prepare for impacts without scaring away homeowners and investors and setting off a damaging economic spiral.

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The 11-foot flood line on Tirone’s one-story, one-family rental property would have meant a complete gut renovation. “There was nothing that was really salvageable, and if I were to rebuild it, I ...

August 13, 2015 — Does the natural world have any relevance to modern science? Of course it does; but sometimes it seems like that’s not the case. This is a myth perpetuated directly and indirectly ...

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We often don’t give much attention to the food we consume. Grabbing a bite on the go or chowing down a meal are automatic actions based largely on appealing flavors and rumbles in our stomachs.

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If we want to see political change around climate change, we need to have an honest discussion about people's values.