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Founded in 1984, Island Press’ mission is to provide the best ideas and information to those seeking to understand and protect the environment and create solutions to its complex problems.
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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?
Pets and the industry that supports them are fueling the loss of wildlife populations around the world.
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.
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.
Bees are remarkable creatures, even for the mundane tasks we see them engaged in daily.
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.
Local and rural cooperative utilities can use community solar to meet unique place-based clean energy needs.
Decades of unjust land use decisions have deliberately shaped and harmed communities. But there are concrete actions you can take to make positive changes.
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Fabian Cardenas is an international law professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia.
Peter Christie is a science journalist and author who writes frequently about conservation.
Mohammad Golam Sarwar is a doctoral researcher at SOAS University of London.
Dana Zartner is a professor in the International Studies Department and adjunct professor at the School of Law at the University of San Francisco.
Tara Lohan is a professional environmental journalist and editor.
Erica Cirino is a writer, artist, and author who explores the intersection of the human and more-than-human worlds.
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