YOUNG WRITERS AWARD WINNER — SECOND PLACE

Song of the Western Ghats: A Green Island in a Crowded Land

By Priyanka Hari Haran

Nepal’s Road-Building Spree Pushes into the Heart of the Himalayas

By Broughton Coburn

Why India Is Making Progress in Slowing Its Population Growth

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Could Abandoned Agricultural Lands Help Save the Planet?

By Richard Conniff

Analysis

As Climate Change Worsens, A Cascade of Tipping Points Looms

By Fred Pearce

Opinion

The New Climate Math: The Numbers Keep Getting More Frightening

By Bill McKibben

Lawless Ocean: The Link Between Human Rights Abuses and Overfishing

By Ian Urbina

Climate Whiplash: Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are on the Rise

By Jim Robbins

Analysis

Are Numbers of Species a True Measure of Ecosystem Health?

By Fred Pearce

Opinion

The Real Case for Saving Species: We Don’t Need Them, But They Need Us

By Carl Safina

Why China’s Renewable Energy Transition Is Losing Momentum

By Michael Standaert

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