Environment
4 articles
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Why Paying Indigenous Communities Cash Might Actually Save The Rainforest
For decades, traditional conservation has suffered from a fundamental trust issue. Wealthy international organizations and governments love to write rules for people living in remote ecosystems,
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Why Newcastle's Sideways Wych Elm Deserved Every Bit Of Uk Tree Of The Year
You expect trees to grow upright. Gravity pulls them toward the sky, roots anchor them deep below, and centuries of botanical instinct dictate a vertical climb. But nature loves a good plot twist. In
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Why Simple Rope Bridges Are Quietly Saving Amazon Wildlife From Asphalt
You paved a highway straight through an ancient rainforest. What did you expect would happen? Highways slice ecosystems into isolated fragments. Animals try to cross, cars keep moving at high
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Why The Phillip Island Rabbit Eradication Changes How We Look At Ecosystem Recovery
You can turn a thriving subtropical ecosystem into a dust bowl if you drop enough hungry mammals onto it. That is basically what happened to Phillip Island, a rugged volcanic outpost sitting six