Thoughts on Climate-Driven Species Movement
By Biohabitats / On January 28th, 2015
#ForewordFriday: Before the Next Disaster
By Meghan Bartels / On December 5th, 2014
Identifying Your Community's Vulnerability Hotspot
By Jaimie Hicks Masterson / On December 1st, 2014
Identifying and mapping vulnerable areas in your community can reveal highly vulnerable hotspots. Vulnerability hotspots are exposed to hazards, and have both physical vulnerabilities and social vulnerabilities. Mapping these three community characteristics can reveal patterns that may not have been understood otherwise.
#ForewordFriday: Bad Joke Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On November 7th, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Cartoon Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 13th, 2014
Celebrating Earth Day: An Intergenerational Guide to the Future
By Dominick A. DellaSala / On May 20th, 2014
By Dominick A. DellaSala, Camila Thorndike, and Jim Furnish
Originally published by the Mail Tribune
One of us is a scientist, the next a young climate activist, and the third the former Siuslaw National Forest supervisor and Evangelical Environmental Network board member. What do we share in common?
#ForewordFriday: State of the World Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On May 2nd, 2014
If you're the kind of person who eagerly awaits the annual State of the Union speech, we have just what you need to tide you over until next January. State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability marks the 40th anniversary of Worldwatch Institute, one of the leading environmental think tanks. This year's book analyzes government structures on every scale, how they are—or aren't—addressing sustainability issues, and how they can be improved.
#ForewordFriday: Chico Vive Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On April 4th, 2014
Island Press is pleased to be co-sponsoring the 2104 Chico Vive conference at American University in DC this weekend. The conference brings together grassroots activists, NGOs, students, engaged scholars, applied scientists, policymakers, journalists, and others to discuss the development of the global grassroots environmental movement in the 25 years since environmental martyr Chico Mendes' death.
Unlocking the IPCC Assessment Process
By Admin / On September 27th, 2013
Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its fifth big report, bringing with it a flurry of news coverage and strong reactions from both industry and environmental advocates. Does the assessment overstate or understate the dangers of global warming? Can the skepticism about whether humans are driving climate change finally be put to rest? As journalists, scientists, and citizens parse the findings, it’s worth pausing to consider just what the IPCC is and how it reaches its conclusions.