E360 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - SECOND PLACE
For Iranian Villagers, A Dam Uproots a Rural Way of Life
The second-place winner of the 2018 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest depicts the upheaval that comes to a village in northern Iran when construction of a hydroelectric dam forces the resettlement of the population.
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Interview
Lessons Learned from Centuries of Indigenous Forest Management
In an interview with Yale Environment 360, botanist Charles M. Peters discusses how, in an era of runaway destruction of tropical forests, the centuries-old ecological understanding of indigenous woodland residents can help point the way to the restoration of damaged rainforests.
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Policy
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 ground — a key step, advocates say, in reversing centuries of damage inflicted upon the world’s waterways.
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E360 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - THIRD PLACE
Off the African Coast, a Struggle to Revive a Battered Fishery
The third-place winner of the 2018 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest looks at a campaign to enlist local fishermen to help reverse a sharp decline in the marine resources of the tiny island nation of Mauritius.
Oceans
Shark Mystery: Where Have South Africa’s Great Whites Gone?
The world’s most famous sharks are the great whites off Cape Town, featured in the popular “Air Jaws” series. But now these sharks have mostly gone missing, and some experts blame a fishery for depleting the smaller sharks that the great whites feed on.
E360 Digest
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Trump Administration Moves to Open Former Protected Lands For Drilling
The Trump administration has announced plans to open up nearly 700,000 acres of former federally protected lands in Utah for oil and gas drilling, coal mining, and mineral extraction, The Salt Lake Tribune and other news outlets reported. The land was previously part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which President Trump ordered be cut in half in December. More about Trump Administration Moves to Open Former Protected Lands For Drilling →
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As Water Temperatures Rise, Freshwater Jellyfish Found in British Canal
Following weeks of scorching heat in the United Kingdom, a small transparent freshwater jellyfish that thrives in warm waters has been found in a British canal. Harmless to humans, the jellyfish, Craspedacusta sowerbii, is native to the Yangtze basin in China, but has spread to waterways worldwide over the last century. More about As Water Temperatures Rise, Freshwater Jellyfish Found in British Canal →
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Scientists Use “Super Sucker” Vacuum to Help Save Hawaii’s Coral Reefs
Researchers at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources have come up with a new method to remove invasive algae that can smother coral reefs: using an underwater vacuum in conjunction with sea urchins. More about Scientists Use “Super Sucker” Vacuum to Help Save Hawaii’s Coral Reefs →
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Opinion
Why Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy Solution
Many environmentalists have opposed nuclear power, citing its dangers and the difficulty of disposing of its radioactive waste. But a Pulitzer Prize-winning author argues that nuclear is safer than most energy sources and is needed if the world hopes to radically decrease its carbon emissions.
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Biodiversity
For Marine Life, New Threats from a Fast-Tracked Canadian Pipeline
A new Canadian government-backed pipeline that will triple the amount of thick Alberta tar sands oil flowing to a British Columbia port poses significant risks for a threatened population of killer whales and other coastal marine life.
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Policy
Green Upgrade: How California Is Pioneering ‘Energy Justice’
California has the world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, which raises billions of dollars for the state. An innovative project is directing some of that revenue to bringing renewable power and energy efficiency to some of the state’s most disadvantaged communities.
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Interview
Big Cat Comeback: How India Is Restoring Its Tiger Population
Ullas Karanth has spent a half-century working to protect India’s endangered tigers. In an interview with Yale e360, he argues that with smart planning and the cooperation of its rural residents, the country could support five times the number of tigers it has now.
Our 10th Anniversary
From the E360 Archives
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of Yale Environment 360, we are highlighting some of our most popular and favorite content.
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China’s Dirty Secret: The Boom Poisoned Its Soil and Crops
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When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts
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Opinion
From Utah’s Red Rock Desert, A Call for Protecting Our Public Lands
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Climate Threat to Polar Bears: Despite Facts, Doubters Remain
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Native Knowledge: What Ecologists Are Learning from Indigenous People