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Island Press Field Notes

By Katharine Sucher / On February 10th, 2017

In today’s divisive political climate, where meaningful change is often stalled by partisanship and bureaucracy, it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of environmental challenges like climate change, habitat loss, and disappearing species. But...

By Jason Leppig / On August 7th, 2015

Is there an economic value to nature's services? Should this value be incentive enough for us to fund conservation? Can lessons from the corporate world come to the rescue? In an age of increasing environmental degradation and risk, The Nature...

Photo credit: Flock/bandada by Flickr.com user Rafael Edwards

By Meghan Bartels / On June 12th, 2015