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2026 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

2026 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

The winners of our 13th annual contest honoring the best short environmental films.
 

  1. E360 FILM CONTEST WINNER

    Filipino Cacao Growers Learn to Live With a Hotter Climate

  2. E360 FILM CONTEST

    A Bicycle Journey Across Brazil to Find a Vanishing Savanna

  3. E360 Film Contest

    Who Gets to Decide the Fate of a Pristine Alaskan Rainforest?

The Global Solar Buildout

The Global Solar Buildout

 

  1. A First Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing With Solar

  2. ANALYSIS

    How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy

  3. As Drought Shrivels Hydro, This African Nation Pivots to Solar

  4. How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater

From the Ukraine Front

From the Ukraine Front

 

  1. Collateral Damage: The Environmental Cost of the Ukraine War

  2. From Ruins to Reuse: How Ukrainians Are Repurposing War Waste

  3. How Ukraine Is Turning to Renewables to Keep Heat and Lights On

  4. Ukraine Rewilding: Will Nature Be Allowed to Revive When War Ends?

  5. How Restored Wetlands Can Protect Europe from Russian Invasion

Critical Minerals

Critical Minerals

 

  1. In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll

  2. INTERVIEW

    Will U.S. Push on Seabed Mining End Global Consensus on Oceans?

  3. In Hunt for Rare Earths, Companies Are Scouring Mining Waste

  4. In Seawater, Researchers See an Untapped Bounty of Critical Metals

Living With Wildlife

Living With Wildlife

 

  1. As Jaguars Recover, Will the Border Wall Block Their U.S. Return?

  2. Despite Criticism, the Last of the Rattlesnake Roundups Hang On

  3. As Wolf Populations Rebound, an Angry Backlash Intensifies

  4. Octopuses Are Highly Intelligent. Should They Be Farmed for Food?

  5. Deadly Encounter: Mountain Lion Attacks Spark Controversy

Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Cities

 

  1. ‘Sponge City’: Copenhagen Adapts to a Wetter Future

  2. How Parking Reform Is Helping Transform American Cities

  3. Deconstructing Buildings: The Quest for New Life for Old Wood

  4. Faced With Heavier Rains, Cities Scramble to Control Polluted Runoff

2025 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

2025 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

The winners of our 12th annual contest honoring the best short environmental films.
 

  1. FILM CONTEST WINNER

    In the Yucatan, the High Cost of a Boom in Factory Hog Farms

  2. E360 Film Contest

    In India, a Young Poacher Evolves into a Committed Conservationist

  3. E360 Film Contest

    The Amazon Rainforest Approaches a Point of No Return

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

 

  1. Out of the Wild: How A.I. Is Transforming Conservation Science

  2. A.I. Is Quietly Powering a Revolution in Weather Prediction

  3. INTERVIEW

    How Digital Technology Is Helping Decode the Sounds of Nature

  4. As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires

Bioeconomy

Bioeconomy

A series on initiatives to promote green economies that protect biodiversity and Indigenous communities
 

  1. Brazil Hopes to Make the Amazon a Model for a Green Economy

  2. Will UN Carbon Market Work? Indonesia Will Provide First Test

  3. In Mexico’s ‘Avocado Belt,’ Villagers Stand Up to Protect Their Lands

  4. Cambodian Forest Defenders at Risk for Exposing Illegal Logging

  5. Paying the People: Liberia’s Novel Plan to Save Its Forests

Exploring Climate

Exploring Climate

 
  1. INTERVIEW

    What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?

  2. Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?

  3. The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns

  4. It’s Not Just Climate: Are We Ignoring Other Causes of Disasters?