nature

The battle for the rights of nature heats up in the Great Lakes

Photo: Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP/Paul…

6 years ago

How Removing Asphalt Is Softening Our Cities

Portland alley advocates estimate there are 76 miles of alleys in their city—all potential green public spaces. This northeast Portland…

6 years ago

Should Rivers Have Rights? A Growing Movement Says It’s About Time

Inspired by indigenous views of nature, a movement to grant a form of legal “personhood” to rivers is gaining some…

6 years ago

We’re in a global water crisis. It’s time to turn to nature

Photo of Milanovac Lake in Croatia’s Plitvice National Park. (© Maurizio Biancarelli/ Wild Wonders of Europe) Earth has a water…

6 years ago

UN promotes nature-based solutions to growing water shortages

Photo Credit: Kelly Fike/USFWS The UN’s annual World Water Development Report 2018 has highlighted the need to use nature to…

7 years ago