Pushing Past the Taboo of Climate Adaptation
Shunned in the past as trumping mitigation, the issue of climate adaptation is now receiving serious attention.
Chiapas Coffee: Price, Politics and Precipitation
High prices, crazy politics and crazier weather threaten to wreck the symbiosis of shade-grown coffee in southern Mexico, as our Kristian Beadle explains in the second half of his look at Chiapas.
Chiapas’ Coffee Growers: Accidental Environmentalists
Kristian Beadle steps off a rickety bus in southern Mexico and finds a traditional coffee-growing culture that suits modern sustainability efforts admirably.
Micro-Reserves Renew Life in Oaxacan Agriculture
Peasants in Mexico's jungle state of Oaxaca show that conservation need not take a back seat to development.
Saving Forests with a Sense of Place
While visiting Oaxaca's forestry cooperatives, Kristian Beadle considers the link between remembering the dead and managing living resources — including new climate policies to reduce deforestation.
What Will 10/10/10 Add Up To?
Abandoning sticks and taking up carrots, those concerned about climate change got a little sweaty on Oct. 10. Ecologist and blogger Kristian Beadle argues their Global Work Party had genuine results.
Mexico Celebration: Cutting Through the Doom and Gloom
Walking the streets of Mexico’s capital on the occasion of the nation’s 200th birthday, Kristian Beadle sees both chest-thumping and hand-wringing.
The Real Revenge of Montezuma: Voyage Conclusions
Our blogger looks back at his voyage through coastal Mexico and sees that the problems, and solutions, there are mirrored throughout the globe.
The Balance of Evil-Doing: Kiri’s Impacts
Having completed his 5,000-mile voyage, Kristian Beadle weighs his trip's carbon use and examines whether the benefits balance the costs.
Sustainable Tourism en masse: Huatulco’s Attempt
A master-planned and ecologically sound tourist mecca meant to learn from Acapulco and Cancun has not nailed the concept yet.