Earth Island Journal

2 weeks ago | earthisland.org | Zoe Loftus-Farren

Chuckwalla Box Canyon in the Chuckwalla National Monument, one of six monuments the Interior Department is considering shrinking. Photo by Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management. Trump’s Public Lands Grab Last year, an estimated 330 million people visited our national parks here in the United States.

2 weeks ago | earthisland.org | Maureen Nandini Mitra

“Hope Embedded in Despair” We do our best work as a people in times of extreme crisis, says “apocalyptic optimist” Dana Fisher Dana Fisher doesn’t sugarcoat the facts: When it comes to our climate and American democracy, we are in a bad place. The Trump Blitzkrieg is demolishing key policies that shield us from toxic pollution, that protect our lands, waters, and wildlife, and that attempt to address the climate crisis.

3 weeks ago | earthisland.org | Maureen Nandini Mitra

Sometimes, keeping on with the work at hand can also be a form of resistance. It is hard these days to feel like the work I’m doing matters. Instead of sitting behind a desk, shouldn’t I be out there, putting my body on the line as young students get locked up for simply speaking up, as children get torn from parents who are disappeared to prisons overseas, as even sitting judges get arrested on trumped-up charges?

1 month ago | earthisland.org | Nithin Coca

Fishing communities and conservationists are pushing back against offshore wind projects. JAPAN’S NORTHERN-MOST island, Hokkaido, is the eastern-most refuge of the white-tailed eagle. The island’s mostly underdeveloped coastline, rugged and filled with sharp, green cliffs, brown bears, wolves, and a constant, strong, cold northern wind, has ample potential nesting spots for this migratory raptor, and healthy fisheries provide needed nourishment.

1 month ago | earthisland.org | Diana Kruzman

The system, which empowers farmers to produce diverse crops and own the means of production, is gaining traction worldwide. The Mudzi district of eastern Zimbabwe has always been dry. Locals have gotten used to its sandy soils and erratic rainfall patterns, and the majority of its population still makes a living through farming, despite the inhospitable climate. But last August, conditions were worse than usual.