When I challenged myself to be “plastic-free” for a week, I expected a really exciting, satisfying outcome. “Look!” I would tell myself at the end of it, “that was so simple! I can live like this forever.” Blame it on the way 21st century life is designed, blame it on human error, or just blame it on me particularly—whoever is deserving of blame, the outcome remains, that the week was unsuccessful.

A waste-free make-up routine, is that a dream, or could that be your reality? Our beloved writer Megan Embrey went on a quest to find out the answers to our questions. From finances to helpful links, Megan steers us make-up lover in adopting more sustainable practices when it comes to our skin and our look.

Orcas, the majestic yin yangs of the Northwest Pacific ocean, need your help. For the last three years, not one calf in the southern resident population has been born.

Earlier this year I moved to New York, and quickly came to realize that while I had moved to what many regard as the greatest city in the world, it is also, veritably, a city of garbage.

It was 1970. The nuclear non-proliferation treaty had passed and the Beatles had disbanded; climate change was already in full march. The year prior, Senator Nelson had witness a horrific event, the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, and he had decided he had enough. Environmental causes and disasters needed to come under the spotlight, and for that purpose he created Earth Day.

I usually don’t write personal pieces on this page, but today I feel a certain obligation to. I am writing today to inform you all of the murder of an environmentalist friend, a protector of the forest, and a kind and light-hearted man, along with the murder of two other conservation heroes whom I did not have the pleasure to meet in person.

What do you envision when you imagine Dubai? Skyscrapers and artificial islands, or perhaps indoor skiing and luxury malls. If so, you are right, but perhaps not for much longer. Dubai is changing...and for the better. 

Three landscapes, three parks, and three adventures. A post highlighting the beauty and history of three of the most famous National Parks in the United States: Yosemite, Joshua Tree and Zion. 

Tiger reintroduction, strategical mistake or stroke of genius? As recently as 1999—that is, 18 years ago, Cambodia was home to one of the world’s largest tiger populations. Today, the species is functionally extinct in this country. In parallel, did you know that on average, poachers kill one African elephant every 15 minutes? 

Conservation efforts regularly focus on saving large and impressive habitats such as the Everglades or Serengeti. But some of the most biologically unique places on Earth are extremely localized and small spaces.

Modern conservation efforts are not only a plan to save what might be harmed in the future, but they are also a race to protect – and perhaps restore – places that are already influenced by human activity, even if no human has ever been there.

While large-scale environmental degradation is often seen as a strictly modern issue, it is necessary to recognize cases of habitat destruction in the past. One of the most striking examples of natural overexploitation is the Atlantic Coast Rainforest of South America.