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Factory farms are harmful to animals, the environment, local communities, and public health. We need a more logical and just food system.
Nuclear power has promise and peril, posing many challenging questions for environmentalists.
We are closer to nuclear disaster than ever before.
Modern sustainability evolved from forest management of the 18th century, and its ancient roots go back even further. Could it help with today’s climate crisis and lumber shortage?
Genetically engineered eucalyptus will worsen a bad situation in Brazil.
Despite corporate commitments, deforestation rates remain high, and community land conflicts continue.
Plastic particles and chemicals pollute all of our bodies. But people living on the fencelines of the fossil fuel, plastic, and waste industries face even more life-threatening pollution.
Lands vital for climate resilience and the forestry industry are also critical habitats for declining bird species, offering a rare opportunity to align conservation with ecosystem services and secure a resilient future for both birds and people.
Sand tiger sharks, often feared for their appearance, are surprisingly nonaggressive and face grave threats from humans; new research helps track their populations, behavior, and reproduction along the U.S. East Coast.
Inside the cruel pork industry, mother pigs are confined to tiny metal crates, repeatedly impregnated, and stripped of their piglets—all to meet demand for cheap meat.
Preserving biodiversity is among the most urgent issues of our time, and it needs to be addressed regionally to succeed.
Plastic is in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. How does it get there—and what does it mean for human health?
Humanity’s evolution into a super predator has reshaped ecosystems and instilled a primal fear in much of the animal kingdom.
Birds are among the most diverse, intelligent, and ecologically important animals on Earth. They pollinate plants, disperse seeds, regulate insect populations, and inspire human cultures through their songs, migrations, and extraordinary adaptations. Yet many bird species also face unprecedented pressures from habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, pollution, and other human activities. This guide explores the science of birds, their relationships with people and ecosystems, and the many ways we can better understand and protect them.
A product of entrenched, historic racism, “sacrifice zones”—designed to site pollution hot spots within communities of color—are a frontline in a largely silent, often deadly, and steadily growing health crisis across the United States.
Naturalist Sy Montgomery highlights evolutionary and behavioral similarities across species, emphasizing the scientific basis for reconsidering human–animal relationships.
Communities can balance safety, cultural life, and ecological health by designing nighttime lighting that protects both people and the natural world.
Statements about impact and responsibility rely on underlying assumptions that shape how outcomes are defined and interpreted.
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
When global leaders won’t save our food system, cities take the lead.
Bats pollinate wild agave plants, sustaining desert ecosystems and preserving the genetic diversity that supports tequila and mezcal production.
Many consumers assume organic food is pesticide-free. In reality, both organic and conventional farms use pesticides, but the types of products, regulatory standards, and pest-management strategies differ significantly.
Food production shapes the health of ecosystems, communities, animals, and the climate. Yet many modern agricultural systems rely on practices that contribute to soil degradation, biodiversity loss, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and animal suffering. As concerns about the environmental and social costs of industrial agriculture continue to grow, farmers, researchers, Indigenous communities, and advocates are developing and refining alternative approaches.
This guide explores a range of alternatives to industrial agriculture, including organic farming, small-scale farming, regenerative agriculture, carbon farming, veganic farming, Indigenous land stewardship practices, and emerging innovations such as agrivoltaics. Together, these approaches offer different pathways toward producing food while protecting ecosystems, improving soil health, supporting biodiversity, reducing environmental impacts, and building more resilient agricultural systems for future generations.
Environmental health explores how the natural and built environments influence human well-being. Factors such as air and water quality, climate change, toxic chemical exposures, food systems, and ecosystem health can all affect physical and mental health. Pollution, environmental degradation, and hazardous substances contribute to a wide range of health risks, while healthy ecosystems help provide clean water, nutritious food, disease regulation, and other essential services. Understanding these connections can help societies develop policies and practices that protect both human health and the environments on which life depends.
As the European Union phases out animal research, the United States just wants more.
Many outdoor cats labeled “feral” are traumatized domesticated animals living without safety, care, or protection. A trauma-informed approach could improve the lives of millions of homeless cats and reshape animal welfare policy.
For 6,000 years, humans have controlled water to serve their needs, but a warming planet is revealing the limits of that approach.
From DDT and pesticide exposure to collapsing insect populations and habitat disruption, birds are warning us about the growing environmental pressures reshaping ecosystems worldwide.
Captive wildlife environments can create conditions that increase stress, weaken immune systems, and heighten the risk of disease transmission between animals and humans.
Researchers are developing new ways to measure biological age through epigenetics, biomarkers, and lifestyle factors—but whether aging can truly be slowed or reversed remains an open scientific question.
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.
Viewing food as a system of biological signals helps explain why diets affect people differently and how nutrition can better support metabolism, mental health, and long-term well-being.
Experimenting on monkeys is cruel—and keeping them is a threat to public health.
A few simple strategies for recipe curation can help newsgroups achieve their own climate goals.
A wave of innovators is reinventing fur, delivering animal-free alternatives with all the luxury, warmth, and style—without the cruelty or carbon emissions.
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
Microplastics are pervasive pollutants that accumulate in marine ecosystems and enter the human food chain.
The Guide to Changing How We Relate to Animals explores how human perceptions, language, and belief systems shape our treatment of nonhuman life. It examines growing scientific understanding of animal intelligence, emotion, and social complexity, alongside philosophical and cultural frameworks that influence moral consideration. By questioning long-held assumptions about hierarchy, consciousness, and value, the guide highlights how attitudes toward animals are evolving. It also considers how shifts in awareness can lead to changes in behavior, policy, and everyday interactions. Together, these perspectives invite a more expansive, reflective, and ethically grounded relationship with the living world.
The Observatory’s Guide to Animals in Science and Research examines the role of nonhuman animals in scientific experimentation and biomedical development. It explores the ethical, regulatory, and scientific debates surrounding animal testing, including concerns about welfare, transparency, and the limits of animal models in predicting human outcomes. The guide highlights practices involving primates and laboratory animals, as well as growing calls for reform, improved oversight, and the development of alternative research methods. By connecting policy, science, and ethics, it offers a clearer understanding of how animals are used in research—and what a more humane and effective system might look like.
The Observatory’s Guide to Companion Animals and Human Responsibility explores the complex relationships between humans and the animals who live alongside us. It examines how pet ownership, breeding, and the global pet industry affect animal welfare, biodiversity, and ecosystem balance. From the ecological impact of free-roaming cats to ethical questions about domestication and dependency, the guide highlights both care and consequence. It also considers how human choices—from feeding practices to habitat encroachment—shape the lives of companion animals and wildlife alike. By bringing these perspectives together, the guide encourages more responsible, informed, and compassionate relationships with animals in human care.
The Observatory’s Guide to Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection explores the interconnected challenges facing wild animals and the habitats they depend on. It examines how human activities—such as deforestation, industrial agriculture, wildlife trade, pollution, and climate change—are driving species decline and ecosystem instability. By highlighting the importance of biodiversity, including the role of apex predators, healthy forests, and intact habitats in maintaining ecological balance, the guide connects conservation science with real-world threats and solutions, offering a clear understanding of how protecting wildlife also safeguards human health, prevents future pandemics, and supports resilient ecosystems.
Conscious consumption means recognizing that everyday purchasing decisions shape the well-being of nonhuman animals, ecosystems, and human communities. It includes choosing foods that minimize harm, supporting ethical and sustainable production, avoiding products linked to environmental destruction, and rejecting exploitative labor practices. From humane food labels and plant-based alternatives to shade-grown coffee, eco-friendly wine, and reduced reliance on fast fashion and fossil fuels, each choice carries impact. The Observatory’s Guide to Conscious Consumption brings together practical tools and deeper context to help you make informed decisions that support your health, reduce harm, and contribute to a more just and sustainable world.
The Guide to Factory-Farmed Animals examines the conditions, systems, and consequences of industrial animal agriculture. It explores how billions of chickens, pigs, and cows are raised in confined environments, often with minimal legal protection and significant welfare concerns. The guide connects animal suffering to broader impacts on human health, labor conditions, and the environment, including pollution and disease risk. It also addresses how cultural narratives and industry practices shape public perception of meat and dairy. By bringing together reporting, analysis, and ethical inquiry, this guide offers a clear, grounded understanding of factory farming and the forces sustaining it.
The guide will help readers understand the global plastic crisis from multiple angles, including the impact of plastic on human health, wildlife and the environment, the upstream forces in the lifecycle of plastics, the complex reality of recycling plastic, the unique threat posed by tiny plastic particles called nanoplastics, and how two similar cities have handled the plastic issue in different ways.
Environmental laws are evolving from prioritizing human benefits to recognizing nature’s intrinsic rights; this is reflected in the small but growing number of countries that grant legal personhood to natural entities.
The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common.
Despite significant advances in human-based research, millions of mice and rats are still used in U.S. laboratories each year—at immense ethical and scientific cost.
As marijuana use grows, accidental intoxication in animals is becoming more common, raising questions about safety, regulation, and the need for better research.
Eating animal products is analogous to the oppressive and unjust actions by powerful humans upon other humans.
To achieve justice for all species and the environment, we must create a more relational world.
Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.
The immense suffering endured by factory farmed chickens is grossly inhumane. We must treat them better.
Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.
The majestic elephant, while beloved by the public, faces danger and adversity in both captivity and the wild.
A thought experiment tells us a lot about man’s best friend—and ourselves.
Wilde the oscar fish spent 12 agonizing years in a tiny, toxic tank at a car dealership—a cruel fate shared by countless tropical fish sold as “decorations.”
Nineteenth-century activists revolutionized attitudes toward nonhuman animals amid cultural, economic, and moral shifts in a rapidly changing nation.
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.
How to build a relationship with a hawk—and learn about nature, life, and love in the process.
Unchecked human activity is clearing the skies of flying animals and insects.
Ringling Bros. has stopped using animals, but hundreds of elephants still languish at circuses and zoos.
Blending science with spiritual insight, a compassionate approach to pet care utilizes the “happiness protocol”—centered on listening, trust, and connection—to enhance animal well-being and foster deeper human awareness.
A growing public interest in animal rights and welfare is persuading cities to protect working horses from inhumane treatment.
It is possible to ‘grow’ leather without raising and killing animals.
Despite centuries of domestication, the call of the wild has always been in the chicken’s heart.
Seventy-five percent of new or emerging diseases that harm humans start in non-human animals.
The U.S. government provides significant subsidies and regulatory support to the dairy industry, influencing consumer behavior, public health, and environmental outcomes, while plant-based alternatives grow in popularity.
Language shapes perception. Using impersonal terms for sentient animals reinforces their marginalization and hinders recognition of their rights.
Apex predators influence prey populations, vegetation, and biodiversity, yet hunting continues in much of North America.
Federal management practices favor private ranching interests over legally protected wild horses and burros, often at a high cost to the animals and taxpayers.
The growing emergence of diseases from animals suggests that we need to rethink our reliance on animals as a food source.
Markets selling live wild animals create conditions that enable viruses to move between species, making zoonotic outbreaks more likely.
Milk made from plants is entering the public consciousness (and stomachs) in coffee shops across the globe.
Factory dairy farms subject cows to continual suffering, and low prices, bankruptcy, and labor pressures create serious economic and personal challenges for dairy workers, while changing consumer habits and plant-based alternatives reshape the industry.
Society’s addiction to palm oil—the world’s most widely consumed vegetable oil—is killing critically endangered Sumatran elephants.
Fish are sentient beings subjected to cruelty to maximize profits for the multibillion-dollar industry.
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe.
Every piece of bacon comes from a unique personality.
Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering of sentient beings.
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a new global pollution stream.
Pets and the industry that supports them are fueling the loss of wildlife populations around the world.
No food should be worth the amount of suffering experienced by sentient animals trapped in our food system.
Workers were documented killing piglets by smashing their heads against the ground.
People are growing less tolerant to violence against animals, and lawmakers are responding. But more needs to be done.
Untreated windows can be deadly for wild birds—hummingbirds are particularly at risk.
Lack of governmental oversight of factory farms has created a public health crisis of antibiotic-resistance diseases in people.
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising alarms about systemic risks that could destabilize societies, ecosystems, and human control over critical technologies.
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.
Despite several theories proposed by scientists and philosophers, there are no conclusive answers.
Bioenergy is often seen as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to other forms of energy generation. But the truth is that it can actually be quite harmful to the environment.
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
The emerging field of queer ecology shows how animal behaviors and LGBTQ+ experiences illuminate the ways humans interact with the environment and confront environmental injustice.
The “polluter pays” principle transformed the energy industry half a century ago. Now, as industrial agriculture drives climate breakdown, deforestation, and water scarcity, experts say it’s time to apply the same rule to our food systems—and make corporations, not consumers, bear the cost of the damage.
An unprecedented avian flu outbreak in Argentine Patagonia devastated a stable elephant seal colony, highlighting the rising threat of infectious disease to wildlife in a warming world.
Systems that claim to protect the environment often benefit the powerful while leaving the most vulnerable behind, revealing how inequitable standards, birth positionality, and philanthropy shape climate, social, and human rights outcomes.
Often overlooked in traditional emergency management, women play a critical role in preparedness, risk reduction, and building resilient communities.
Cataclysmic wildfires have been increasing in intensity and frequency due to human-caused climate change.
Indigenous leaders, farmers, and environmental activists worldwide face harassment, violence, and legal threats while defending land, water, and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for stronger protections and international accountability.
After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.
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Lands managed by Afro-descendant peoples in the Amazon experience dramatically lower deforestation and house some of the planet’s richest ecosystems—showing how centuries-old stewardship can guide global conservation.
Most plastic is tossed after minutes of use, but its impact on wildlife and the environment can last for centuries.
As consumers flock to “reef-safe” and “ocean-friendly” skincare, beauty brands are selling a vision of ocean purity that is more marketing-driven than science-based.
When it comes to maintaining energy flows, there is a closing window to avert both climate catastrophe and economic peril.
Simple daily practices can help us slow down, notice, and build empathy with the more-than-human world—fostering both personal well-being and planetary care.
Protecting the Earth’s oceans is problematic when profit is the leading concern.
Listening to birds benefits our mental health, leading to less stress and paranoia.
The 42 known species of the genus Rafflesia are under threat due to deforestation and habitat destruction.
Going off the grid isn’t just about solar power and gardens—it’s about slowing down, prioritizing what matters, and creating a life rooted in self-reliance and personal freedom.
A national human ecology curriculum that begins with food education could help address our most pressing crises—from climate change to inequality—by teaching students how to live well and care for one another.
Despite mounting evidence of serious health risks, the U.S. continues to allow diquat use on farms.
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For those willing to brave extended treks in nature, the world’s best long hikes offer challenges and amazing rewards.
Among the Jarawara, snuff is more than a daily ritual—it’s a source of pleasure, power, and connection, shaped by the care and agency of women.
As AI adoption accelerates, its soaring energy demands and carbon footprint raise urgent concerns about sustainability, highlighting the need for greener technologies and policies to mitigate its environmental impact.
Marine heat waves are causing record-breaking ocean temperatures that kill animals and impact ocean-based industries.
Photographs documenting social, ecological, and economic struggles expose hidden truths, counter societal amnesia, and inspire action toward a more just future.
True justice begins at birth, not in systems that mask inequality with the language of freedom and hide civil erasure behind institutional power.
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.
States have powerful legal tools to counter federal environmental rollbacks, from enacting stronger local regulations to forming interstate coalitions that protect natural resources and public health.
Unsustainable tourism threatens Africa’s wildlife and ecosystems, particularly in the Maasai Mara. The travel industry can help tourists contribute to the solution.
Many nonprofits have accepted family planning policies that are harmful to women, children, and the environment.
Factory farming has devastating environmental impacts, but there are ways we can protect our vital resources.
Bees are remarkable creatures, even for the mundane tasks we see them engaged in daily.
Eating locally reduces your ecological footprint, but studies show what you eat may be even more important.
Many U.S. veterans are suffering from asbestos-related illnesses due to past military exposure, highlighting the urgent need for a national asbestos-exposure registry to improve early detection, diagnosis, and access to VA benefits.
The United Arab Emirates is destroying the biodiversity of a Yemeni archipelago.
Women are more supportive of pro-environmental policies, but they’re generally not in a position to make such decisions.
With more farmers today than at almost any point in history, humanity’s future will likely be agrarian. We must imagine that world into being.
A city in the middle of the desert with less rainfall than any other in the nation was bound to have a water problem.
COVID-19, SARS, and Ebola were transmitted to humans from wild animals living in tropical forests. Destroying their habitats is killing us.
Birth equity is essential for ecological security.
Major U.S. brands involved in the meat industry are causing enormous environmental destruction.
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate.
The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future.
Endangered animals may get more attention from the public, but without plants, humans won’t survive.
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress.
We can no longer rely on simple solutions like recycling to solve our plastic waste problem.
Veganic agriculture is the food revolution for the modern world.
Desert conditions could spread rapidly from groundwater depletion and plant destruction.
No version of “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS), part of the Clean Water Act, adequately protects the nation’s natural areas.
Electromagnetic radiation from Wi-Fi and cell towers may pose a “credible risk” to birds, mammals, insects, and even plants.
Chemicals commonly found in consumer products have been proven to harm human health, yet they still remain legal stateside.
Leaving river protections to states doesn’t make sense when rivers cross state lines.
We must ensure ecocentric standards to reverse environmental and social injustices.
Our existing water supplies could go further by turning wastewater into drinking water.
Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy—it’s adding to it.
Severe weather, shifting trade policies, and a lack of support for small farmers are driving coffee prices sky high. Without urgent investment, your daily brew could become a luxury.
Americans eat more meat per capita than any other country, even though meat consumption is linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
If the internet were a country, it would be the sixth biggest user of electricity.
The carrot has followed armies, colonial explorers, and politicians to become one of the world’s most prized vegetables.
Reducing global inequality and saving the planet from climate catastrophe are intertwined. Let’s address both at once.
Our food system is linked to an economic system fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet.
Progress is being undone by growth, especially as the climate crisis deepens.
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Less than 10 percent of the plastic used in the United States is recycled.
The “lungs of North America,” the Tongass National Forest is the Earth’s largest intact temperate rainforest. Protecting it means protecting the entire planet.
Here’s a frightening peek into our climate-addled future.
Managing solar radiation through technology is possible, but there are ethical and political concerns.
Purpose-driven travel offers unforgettable experiences that foster environmental stewardship, cultural connection, and lasting impact.
More than a million Namibians lack adequate access to toilets, resulting in one of the world’s highest rates of open defecation.
We are the cause of the bumblebee decline—and the solution.
Investing in grid infrastructure would enable utilities to incorporate modern technology, making the grid more resilient and flexible.
Reintroducing European bison to Britain, despite their absence from its history, could help restore ecological balance by fostering biodiversity and reversing some of the damage caused by industrial farming practices.
Hydropower dams, initially celebrated as feats of engineering, are now scrutinized for their negative environmental and societal impacts.
Here are five surprising ways to reconsider your backyard so it can promote native plants while also protecting wildlife.
The climate crisis is a form of oppression by a wealthy few.
It is clear that plastic is choking the planetary environment. What is less clear is the impact of plastic on human bodies.
A nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia is under attack by popular, big-name brands.
Palm oil is found in 50 percent of all consumer goods. And it’s killing the environment.
Americans discard 100 billion plastic bags annually, the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil.
Switching to organic products is an easy way to eat healthier and support the environment.
Renewable energy doesn’t matter if we can’t distribute it.
The industrialized food system is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but it is not a major topic at climate talks.
The average American believes the false narrative that natural gas is a “clean fuel.”
As the world burns—and as kids sound the alarm—the original environmental scientist is worth revisiting.
Malawi’s farmers—mostly women—lost their land, livestock, and livelihoods after a storm. They are struggling to recover in a nation considered one of the world’s most affected by extreme weather events.
We have a new major environmental problem on our hands.
Middle school student activists write to their elected representatives to urge climate action.
The U.S. beef industry is destroying the American Wild West and worsening the climate crisis.
Water pressures like droughts are intensifying due to global warming and population growth. Treating wastewater is a powerful solution, finally gaining more public support.
Millions of tons of palm oil are ‘missing’ from Big Food’s deforestation-free claims.
Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.
By focusing the climate fight on what we emit, not what we consume, we are destined to fail.
Chemists are manipulating carbon dioxide to make clothing, mattresses, shoes, and more.
Direct sales and the organic label are not enough to keep family-scale farms viable.
We can empower children to be a part of the solution.
Human-related causes leave birds susceptible to injury and death.
Rich countries have exported climate breakdown through extractive industries, creating a “carbon colonialism.”
Unfair family planning regimes have stalled progress in the climate fight and prevent children from having a fair start in life.
From the sacred peaks of Aotearoa to the rivers of Colombia and the contested waters of Lake Erie, a global movement is emerging to grant the natural world legal personhood, driven by Indigenous worldviews and a growing call for environmental justice.
The strategy used by Big Tobacco is called state or “ceiling” preemption: promoting weaker state public health laws to override stronger local laws.
Profit-driven urban development has disconnected us—particularly children—from the wilderness. The effects are unhealthy.
Decades of toxic contamination at Camp Lejeune have left veterans, military families, and civilians with devastating health issues.
The absence of clear and broad constitutional authority to protect the environment limits the scope of federal environmental law.
Time-proven acequia irrigation systems already in use in New Mexico make it possible for people to thrive in arid regions.
State lawmakers introduced nearly 2,900 bills based on ALEC templates from 2010 through 2018. More than 600 of them became law.
Broken child welfare policies have undermined political systems and destroyed the planetary ecosystem.
Bats and vultures may not be widely loved, but their decline has profound negative implications for humans.
The nascent industry of next-gen materials is set to dethrone unsustainable animal-based materials.
Harnessing the power of story may help us survive and thrive on a climate-altered planet.
Edited by Reynard Loki, Earth • Food • Life explores the critical and often interconnected issues facing the climate/environment, food/agriculture, and nature/animal rights, and champions action—specifically, how responsible citizens, voters, and consumers can help put society on an ethical path of sustainability that respects the rights of all species who call this planet home. Earth • Food • Life emphasizes the idea that everything is connected, so every decision matters.
Associated Authors
Rachel Rose Jackson is the director of research and international policy at Corporate Accountability.
Julieta Campagna monitors coastal protected areas for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Beatrix Homler is an animal and human rights activist.
Elizabeth Henderson is an organic farmer. She is the co-chair of the Interstate Council policy committee of the Northeast Organic Farming Association and represents the Interstate Council on the Board of the Agricultural Justice Project.
Jonathan Sharp is the chief financial officer at Environmental Litigation Group, PC.
Katie Schmidt is the associate director of the national dam removal program at American Rivers.
Dr. Stephen Buchmann is a pollination ecologist specializing in bees and an adjunct professor with the departments of entomology and of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona.
L. Michelle Moore is the CEO of Groundswell, a nonprofit that builds community power by connecting solar and energy efficiency.
Alicia Graef is a guardian and dog meat campaigner at In Defense of Animals. A lifelong animal lover and freelance writer with a Bachelor’s degree in animal and veterinary science, Alicia has covered issues relating to animals for more than a decade.
Delcianna Winders is an associate professor of law and the director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School.
Carter Dillard is the policy adviser for the Fair Start Movement.
Jimmy Videle is a farmer, naturalist, and researcher. He is the author of The Veganic Grower’s Handbook: Cultivating Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs from Urban Backyard to Rural Farmyard and the co-founder of NAVCS-Certified Veganic. His writing has appeared in CounterPunch, Countercurrents, and LA Progressive, among others.
Matthew Ponsford is a London-based journalist and producer who has written for Thomson Reuters, CNN International, Financial Times, the Guardian, the Independent and Vice. Follow him on Twitter @mjponsford.
Erika Schelby is the author of Liberating the Future from the Past? Liberating the Past from the Future? (2013) and Looking for Humboldt and Searching for German Footprints in New Mexico and Beyond (2017). Schelby lives in New Mexico.
Tia Schwab is a former news fellow for Stone Pier Press, a San Francisco-based environmental publishing company with a food focus. She is a graduate of Stanford University, where she studied human biology with a concentration in food systems and public health. Tia was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and she is passionate about using storytelling to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system.
Emilia A. Leese is an author, re-wilder, podcast host, public speaker, and magazine editor.
Jenipher Changwanda is a Malawian journalist specializing in gender reporting for the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism.
Adam Frank is the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester and a winner of the Carl Sagan Medal.
Lorraine Chow is the stewardship and outreach coordinator at the Santa Fe Watershed Association.
Lydia Chodosh is a writer, designer, and fine artist based in Providence, Rhode Island.
Gunnar Rundgren is a farmer, author, and organic agriculture pioneer who has worked across farming, certification, and global food policy since the 1970s.
Josh Klemm is co-director of International Rivers.
John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies.
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Carrie P. Freeman, PhD, is a professor of communication at Georgia State University and is a co-founder of [https://animalsandmedia.org/ Animals and Media.
For more than two decades, Darryl Knudsen has channeled the power of civil society movements to create enduring, positive change toward social and environmental justice for the underrepresented. Darryl holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a BA from Dartmouth College. He served as the executive director of International Rivers.
Teresa Coady is an award-winning architect, sustainability expert, and Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
Jeremy Rifkin is and economic and social theorist, author, and political advisor.
Irikefe V. Dafe has advocated for river protections in Nigeria and throughout Africa for three decades. Much of his work has focused on protecting the River Ethiope and the rights of communities who rely upon the river for food, water and their livelihoods. He is a lead organizer of the First National Dialogue on Rights of Nature in Nigeria. He is also the founder and CEO of River Ethiope Trust Foundation and an expert member of the UN Harmony with Nature Initiative.
André Leu is the international director of Regeneration International and a leading advocate for regenerative agriculture worldwide.
Eva J. Charalambides is a photographer and vegan advocate.
Katherine Dolan is a writer, editor, and researcher at the Independent Media Institute from Dunedin, New Zealand. She has held previous posts as a senior writer for Fairfax Media Custom Publishing in New Zealand and Lifestyle Magazine in Moscow, and as a copy editor for the U.S. news site NSFW Corp.
Laura Lee Cascada is the founder of the Aquaculture Accountability Project.
Sam Davis is a staff scientist at the Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI), a nonprofit that uses science, litigation, policy analysis, and strategic communications to promote policies that protect climate, ecosystems, and people.
Alessandra Korap Munduruku is a Munduruku Indigenous woman leader from Indigenous Reserve Praia do Índio in the Brazilian Amazon. She is a member of Pariri, a local Munduruku association, as well as the Munduruku Wakoborûn Women’s Association. In 2020, Alessandra won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work defending the culture, livelihoods and rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil.
Ginger Fedak is a lifelong animal welfare advocate and horse professional, having spent decades teaching about and advocating for domestic and wild horses.
John J. Berger is an environmental science and policy specialist, prize-winning author, and journalist.
Lisa Jones-Engel is a primatologist.
Jennifer Barckley is the vice president of communications at The Humane League.
Cameron Edwards runs Still Water Microsanctuary, a small-scale rescue for birds and tropical fishes.
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and author of 31 books of nonfiction for adults and children. She is the recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association.
Kevin Fitzgerald is a veterinarian, author, educator, comedian, and television personality.
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|#rownumber=45}}Ronnie Cummins was the cofounder and director of the Organic Consumers Association and a longtime advocate for organic agriculture and food-system reform.
Suren Moodliar is the editor of the journal Socialism and Democracy and coordinator of encuentro5, a movement-building space in downtown Boston. He is the coauthor of Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023).
Bill Wasik is the editorial director of the New York Times Magazine.
Ashley Berke is co-executive director at Fair Start Movement.
Reynard Loki is a co-founder of the Observatory, where he is the environment and animal rights editor.
Dr. David Hastings is a distinguished oceanographer and educator with extensive expertise in marine geochemistry, climate change indicators, and microplastics research.
Richard Heinberg is senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival.
Steve Taylor is a freelance journalist and the host of the podcast Breaking Green produced by Global Justice Ecology Project.
Caroline Cox is a pesticide scientist whose work has focused on the health and environmental impacts of pesticides.
Chris Smaje has co-worked on a small farm in Somerset, southwest England, since 2007. Smaje is the author of A Small Farm Future, writes a blog at about farming, ecology, and politics, and is a featured author at resilience.org.
Nina Jackel is the founder of Lady Freethinker, a nonprofit media organization dedicated to exposing and stopping the suffering of animals, humans, and the planet. Find them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Danna Smith is the founder and executive director of Dogwood Alliance.
Freddie Clayton is an investigative journalist with the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, focusing on environmental themes, specifically water and sanitation issues worldwide.
Vicky Bond is a veterinary surgeon, animal welfare scientist, and the former president of The Humane League.
Erica Cirino is a writer, artist, and author who explores the intersection of the human and more-than-human worlds.
Laurel Sutherlin is the senior communications strategist for Rainforest Action Network. He is a lifelong environmental and human rights campaigner as well as a naturalist and outdoor educator with a passion for birds and wild places. Follow him on Twitter @laurelsutherlin.
Mary Mazzoni is the senior editor of TriplePundit and director of TriplePundit’s Brand Studio.
Claudio Campagna is a senior marine conservation consultant for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Daniel Klem Jr. is the Sarkis Acopian Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology and director of the Acopian Center for Ornithology at Muhlenberg College.
Eugene Simonov is the international coordinator of the Rivers without Boundaries Coalition.
Isabella La Rocca González is an artist, writer, and activist.
Fabiana Maizza is an assistant professor in anthropology at the Federal University of São Paulo.
Derek Gow is a farmer, nature conservationist, and author.
Leslie Crawford is the author of Sprig the Rescue Pig and Gwen the Rescue Hen, both published by Stone Pier Press.
Debra Merskin, PhD, is a professor of media studies in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon and is a co-founder of Animals and Media.
Isias Hernandez aims to improve environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagement.
Anita Krajnc is executive director of the Animal Save Movement and global coordinator of the Plant Based Treaty initiative.
Monique Mikhail is the campaigns director of the agriculture and climate finance program at Friends of the Earth.
Brittany Michelson is an animal rights activist, writer and former teacher.
Anne Petermann is the executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project.
Tina Casey has been writing about sustainability, the global energy transition, and related matters since 2009. She is a regular contributor to CleanTechnica and TriplePundit, where she also focuses on corporate social responsibility and social issues.
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner is a writing fellow at Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, AlterNet, Architectural Digest, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and other publications.
Jim Cubie, JD, is a consultant to the Muhlenberg College Center for Ornithology where he advises on bird safety and native plants.
Marilyn Kroplick is the president and executive director of In Defense of Animals.
David Blanton is a writer, photographer, conservationist, and environmental activist. He is the founder of Friends of Serengeti.
Karen Davis, PhD, (1944–2023) was the president and founder of United Poultry Concerns. She was an award-winning animal rights activist and the author of numerous books.
Esther Afolaranmi is an attorney, humanitarian, researcher, and writer. She is co-executive director of the Fair Start Movement.
Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and co-founder of Homegrown National Park.
Charles Derber is a professor of sociology at Boston College and has written 25 books. Most recently, he coauthored Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023).
Mwesigye Robert is the founder of the Rejoice Africa Foundation.
Mikhala Kaseweter, MSc, advances right relationships with nonhuman animals through her work at the Better Food Foundation.
Peter Christie is a science journalist and author who writes frequently about conservation.
Robin Scher is a freelance writer and journalist based in South Africa.
LeesaMaree Bleicher advocates using trauma-informed therapeutic approaches.
Emma Rae Lierley is a senior communications manager at Rainforest Action Network. A lifelong writer and environmentalist, she works to harness the power of storytelling for social change.
Marc Bekoff is an ethologist, behavioral ecologist, compassionate conservationist, and author. He is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Orin Langelle is the director of Langelle Photography and co-founder of the Global Justice Ecology Project.
Jairus James is an environmental and animal rights advocate.
Gigi Kellett is a managing director for Corporate Accountability.
Gary Belan is the senior director of clean water supply at American Rivers.
Alex Crisp is the host of the Future of Foods Interviews podcast.
Nital Jethalal is a policy analyst and economist. He currently serves as strategist and policy advisor for the Plant Based Treaty and also oversees economics and policy research for Plant Based Data. Nital is also the president of VegTO and a director at the Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank.
Jessica Pierce is a bioethicist and author of numerous books.
Valeria Falabella is a director at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Ann Leslie Davis is an award-winning freelance journalist.
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