by Amina McCauley | 22 Apr 2025 | Education, Environment, EYES, Health and Wellness, News Decoder Updates, Podcasts
Earth Day reminds us that we need to take care of the planet. But being the Earth’s caretaker puts a mental burden on us that is difficult to handle. A young person struggles with climate anxiety. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was adapted from the...
by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban | 18 Apr 2025 | Americas, Environment
Wildlife researchers in Peru are working to help boobies, pelicans, sea lions and other animals to not just survive, but thrive. A group of Humboldt penguins returning to their nests in Punta San Juan, Peru. (Photo by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban) This article was...
by Frank Burkybile | 11 Apr 2025 | Africa, Environment, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
The world’s most consumed natural resource after water fuels global construction. But harvesting it strips riverbanks and lakeshores, destroying ecosystems. Roadside advertisement in Kenya’s Rift Valley, 2 April 2025. (Photo: Frank Burkybile) This article was...
by Sarah Edmonds | 14 Mar 2025 | Decoders, Economy, Environment, Politics
A decade ago 195 countries gathered to find a way to slow climate change. Will the United States under Trump crash the “green economy” that the agreement promised? A gas station worker smiles and gives the thumbs up. (Credit: Minerva Studios) This article...
by Garry Lotulung | 30 Jan 2025 | Asia, Environment, Photojournalism
In remote villages live some of the last nomadic tribes in Indonesia. But nickel mining is disrupting their lives and poisoning their land. Bawehe Bidos, 68, from the O’Hongana Manyawa tribe poses for a photo in a remote Indigenous village in the Halmahera...