Canada Gives BP Okay to Explore in Marine Conservation Area

How protected is a marine refuge, really, if oil drilling is allowed?

Nov 27, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Finding Unity in the Great Bear Rainforest

How corporations, conservationists, and First Nations came together to share the rainforest.

Oct 20, 2020 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

Protection for the Rich, Retreat for the Poor

How the United States’ implementation of climate change adaptation programs is exacerbating inequality and breeding a new form of climate gentrification.

Oct 14, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Mi’kmaw Fishery Dispute Is Not About Conservation, Scientists Say

Twenty-one years after Canada’s Supreme Court affirmed their right to fish for a moderate livelihood, Mi’kmaq nations are launching their own fisheries—and commercial fishermen are pushing back.

Oct 9, 2020 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

Secret Recordings Portray Regulators as Easing Pebble Mine’s Path to Approval

The Pebble Limited Partnership’s latest plan to offset the damage caused by the proposed Alaska mine is being highly criticized.

Sep 30, 2020 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

How North Korea Built a Fleet of Ghost Ships

North Korean policies are driving fishermen—desperate, hungry, and ill-equipped—into dangerous, distant waters.

Sep 29, 2020 | 1,900 words, about 10 minutes

Little Action from Canadian Government as Deadline to Remove Salmon Farms Looms

Eight years ago, the Cohen Commission gave Fisheries and Oceans Canada a deadline to prove salmon farms do not threaten wild sockeye. Despite evidence of harm, it seems unlikely the government will follow the recommendation to prohibit salmon farming in part of British Columbia.

Sep 24, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Where Camels Take to the Sea

In Gujarat, India, a special breed of camel is not constrained by land—but cannot escape the many forces of change.

Sep 22, 2020 | 6,900 words, about 35 minutes