OpinionJanuary 29, 2021
The Real Cost of Planting Trees
Careful monitoring and up-front investment are necessary to ensure reforestation efforts yield benefits for communities and biodiversity
Stories by Lauren E. Oakes
Lauren E. Oakes is a conservation scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University, and the author of In Search of the Canary Tree (Basic Books, 2018); she works with Trillion Trees, a joint venture focused on improving forest protection and restoration practices.
OpinionApril 14, 2020
Calculating the Incalculable
Fighting the pandemic from home and for home
Climate ChangeAugust 26, 2019
Playing Offense and Defense on Climate at the Same Time
We need to focus on responses to climate change that both reduce emissions and help people cope with an altered environment
Climate ChangeAugust 2, 2019
Confronting Flames, Floods and More in a Warming World
Communities are learning how to reshape landscapes ravaged by climate impacts
Climate ChangeJune 28, 2019
Adapting to Climate Change in Alaska
In the first of three posts, an ecologist looks at how citizens and planners are responding to the threat