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Nature’s Agent
Born in Missouri, US, in the 1890s, George Washington Carver became the only black man in America with an advanced agricultural science degree.
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In Favour of Life
Drawing inspiration from Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement, chef, author and food activist Bela Gil believes agroecology is key to averting climate change and ending food poverty.
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Nature's Guardians
How far would you go to protect the environment? Members of the Bishnoi community in India are prepared to sacrifice their lives to protect the flora and fauna.
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An Uncomfortable Truth
The green façade of Nilgiris hides an uncomfortable truth - that human intervention has destabilised a fragile ecosystem, threatening an ancient culture and the existence of native species.
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Entangled Lives
Our lives are inextricably entangled with the lives of other species. Artists and creatives are attempting to recognise this through reciprocal gestures towards nonhumans.
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Becoming pond
The pond is a microcosm of a bigger ecosystem, reminding us that the water that constitutes us inextricably connects us to the whole of the natural world.
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Biomimicry: Where Innovation and Nature Meet
Where Innovation and Nature Meet Biomimicry educator Margo Farnsworth explores how we can mimic the principles and patterns of life - nature’s version of technology - to enhance our own processes.
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The Human Cosmos
When NASA astronaut Chris Hadfield climbed out of the International Space Station for his first spacewalk in April 2001, it was the culmination of decades of training and preparation.
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On the Horizon
The climate crisis is propelling us into uncharted territory, and our relationship with technology and nature will dictate how we navigate our way through.
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Melting Eternity
The ice of the polar regions was once seen as a symbol of eternity and stasis. Today, as works by contemporary artists reveal, it has become a powerful metaphor for the changing climate.
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Cold Comfort
A young Syrian refugee reflects on the part that climate breakdown has played in his migration.
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Rebooting Our Food Systems
Climate and food writer Thin Lei Win looks to the UN’s Food Systems Summit in September, and introduces the “action tracks” designed to address issues around the world’s food security.
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Rethinking the American City
Modern US cities have adopted sustainable practices and eco-friendly construction with the intention of building toward a greener future.
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Systems Change
Colonialism, patriarchy and capitalism are at the root of the intersecting crises of climate breakdown, authoritarianism and Covid-19 in the global south.
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A Time for Change
An elder and knowledge keeper of the Anishinabe First Nation, Dr Dave Courchene is the founder of the Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness, and chairs the...
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The World is a Spirit Vessel
At first sight, our modern age might seem to have proven this passage from the Tao Te Ching wrong.
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Rights of Nature
A number of countries have passed laws granting rights to nature, but we should not assume that this legal mechanism always benefits the environment.
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