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Small-scale farming

A Movement Grows to Help Farmers Reduce Pollution and Turn a Profit

By Janet Marinelli
YOUNG WRITERS AWARD WINNER — THIRD PLACE

Wild Roots: On a Vermont Farm, Renewal for a Man and His Land

By Valerie Blakely
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
Indigenous Maize: Who Owns the Rights to Mexico’s ‘Wonder’ Plant?

By Martha Pskowski
As Climate Changes, Colombia’s Small Coffee Farmers Pay the Price

By Richard Schiffman
How Crowdsourcing Seeds Can Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

By Virginia Gewin
The Real Price of a Chocolate Bar: West Africa’s Rainforests

By Fred Pearce
Water

In India, Nature’s Power Overwhelms Engineered Wetlands

By Fred Pearce
Sparing vs Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature

By Fred Pearce
Interview

Understanding How Elephants Think Is Key to Protecting Them

By Richard Schiffman
Running Dry: Seeking Solutions to South Asia’s Looming Water Crisis

By Richard Schiffman
Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia

By Nancy Averett
Agriculture

On the Slopes of Kilimanjaro, a Shift in Climate Hits Coffee Harvest

By Daniel Grossman
Hard-Pressed Rust Belt Cities Go Green to Aid Urban Revival

Gary, Indiana is joining Detroit and other fading U.S. industrial centers in an effort to turn abandoned neighborhoods and factory sites into gardens, parks, and forests. In addition to the environmental benefits, these greening initiatives may help catalyze an economic recovery.

By Winifred Bird

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