Environment Archives

Stonehenge, built between 3,000 B.C.E. and 1,600 B.C.E., attracts around 900,000 visitors a year, with 70 percent of those from overseas.

Environment

How the World Heritage Convention Could Save More Wilderness

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has released a study showing that 1.8 percent of wilderness areas are covered under World Heritage protection—and how much more can be done.

Morgan Erickson-Davis

The Island of Rarotonga, the largest island in the Cook Islands, is viewed from the air on August 30th, 2012.

Environment

How a Small Island Nation Is Working to Protect Its Ocean in the Face of Climate Change

The Cook Islands just created a marine preserve that's 7,000 times its land size.

Francie Diep

People attend the funeral of murdered indigenous activist Berta Caceres on March 5th, 2016.

Environment

The Deadliest Year for Environmental and Indigenous Activists Yet

At least 200 people were killed in 24 countries last year in retaliation for standing up to environmentally destructive industrial projects.

Mike Gaworecki

Environment

Aliso Canyon, Site of America’s Biggest Methane Leak, Is Cleared to Re-Open

The facility has been out of commission since 2015.

Francie Diep

Environment

Almost All of the Plastic Produced Since 1950 Is Still Sitting in Landfills

The man-made material basically never breaks down, but we keep making more and more of it.

Kate Wheeling

An elephant in Tsavo East National Park in southern Kenya on January 31st, 2013.

Environment

The Chinese Town at the Center of the Global Illegal Ivory Trade

The Chinese government has said it will rein in the smuggling and illegal sale of ivory, but those enforcement efforts do not appear to have reached the town of Shuidong.

Mike Gaworecki

Environment

California Senate Passes Controversial Cap-and-Trade Extension

The success of the bill is about more than just ratcheting down emissions.

Kate Wheeling

A bumblebee hovers past a red poppy flower on June 1st, 2017.

Environment

Catching the Buzz

As bee populations decline, so do their pollination services. Researchers have developed a new acoustic monitoring method to measure bees' productivity.

Danielle Bettermann

Habitat loss and hunting have driven some animals, such as the critically endangered mountain gorilla, to the brink of extinction.

Environment

The Age of Biological Annihilation

A new study finds that the populations of thousands of vertebrates, many of which have yet to raise concern, are decreasing.

John C. Cannon

Environment

Tiny Pacific Island Nation Creates Huge Marine Preserve

Marae Moana is the result of years of work by local environmentalists.

Francie Diep