Nature

A Georgia Wildlife Haven Forged by Fire and Peat Nears UNESCO Recognition

The Okefenokee, a vast blackwater swamp, is under consideration for UNESCO World Heritage status, as scientists and advocates point to its rare peatlands, biodiversity and long history of ecological resilience.

By Ryan Krugman

Malnourished Gray Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Are in ‘Serious Trouble’

By Blaine Harden

A Bit of Good News for Right Whales

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

Tribe and Environmentalists to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts to Threatened Owls

By Wyatt Myskow

A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week

By Kiley Price

Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Protecting Colombia’s Magdalena River From Fracking

By Katie Surma

At ‘Sloth World’ in Florida, Wild Sloths Have Died by the Dozens

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

The Cherokee Rose, Georgia’s State Flower, Actually Has Nothing to Do With the Cherokee People—or the State

By Ryan Krugman

Meeting Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says

By Jake Bolster

In the Fight to Defend the Amazon, This Indigenous Community’s Secret Weapon Is Science

Story and photos by Katie Surma

Amid Cuts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Species Like the Florida Panther Languish

By Amy Green

Unequal Access to Nature Fuels America’s Health Crisis

By Katie Surma

How a Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty on Whales’ Rights Could Change National Laws

By Katie Surma

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

By Johnny Sturgeon

Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals

By Amy Green

The Environmental and Cultural Benefits of Restoring the American Prairie

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

Countries Want Debt Relief for Conservation. Is China Ready to Play a Role?

By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin

Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution

By Katie Surma

After Decades of Protections, Green Sea Turtles Have Been Saved From the Brink of Extinction—for Now

By Teresa Tomassoni