As the Monsoon and Climate Shift, India Faces Worsening Floods

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

As Oceans Warm, Tropical Corals Seek Refuge in Cooler Waters

By Fred Pearce

In Nepal, Out-Migration Is Helping Fuel a Forest Resurgence

By Peter Gill

E360 Video Contest Winner — Third Place

In Drought-Prone India, a Hard-Pressed Village Struggles to Survive

Interview

How a Mongolian Activist Is Helping Snow Leopards and Herders Coexist

By Fred Pearce

How Airplane Contrails Are Helping Make the Planet Warmer

By Fred Pearce

China Wrestles with the Toxic Aftermath of Rare Earth Mining

By Michael Standaert

Scientists Zero in on Trees as a Surprisingly Large Source of Methane

By Fred Pearce

As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise

By Jim Robbins

Geoengineer the Planet? More Scientists Now Say It Must Be an Option

By Fred Pearce

How an Illicit Chemical Is Jeopardizing Recovery of the Ozone Layer

By Richard Conniff

Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy

By George Black

On Java’s Coast, A Natural Approach to Holding Back the Waters

By Fred Pearce

The Toll of Tourism: Can Southeast Asia Save Its Prized Natural Areas?

By Nithin Coca

Analysis

Why Green Pledges Will Not Create the Natural Forests We Need

By Fred Pearce

Analysis

Will Large Protected Areas Save the Oceans or Politicize Them?

By Fred Pearce

Species Sleuths: Amateur Naturalists Spark a New Wave of Discovery

By Jessica Leber

Piling Up: How China’s Ban on Importing Waste Has Stalled Global Recycling

By Cheryl Katz

How Crowdsourcing Seeds Can Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

By Virginia Gewin

Development

The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand

By Fred Pearce

The Rosewood Trade: An Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture

By Sandy Ong and Edward Carver