All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
- JRR Tolkien
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A 30-year advocate for the environment and the Founder of EcoWatch takes her own maiden voyage as a sailor to the Galapagos islands on an all-women crew to move the needle on single-use plastics.
ENVIRONMENT
Kayakers Become Conservationists to Save Hemlock Trees
Hemlocks in many inaccessible riparian areas in the Southeast are threatened by an invasive parasite. In a unique pairing between conservation groups and kayakers, they can be accessed and saved.
India’s Stok Kangri Peak to Close for 3 Years: The Adventure Tourism Industry Reacts
One of India's highest trekking peaks, Stok Kangri will be closed for the entirety of 2020-22. The Outdoor Journal reached out to the Indian adventure industry for comments.
How the Environmental Movement Can Harness the Power of Storytelling
Our Q&A with conservation journalist and storytelling expert Millie Kerr underscores the importance of character-driven stories in conservation.
A Trek to Prevent Iceland’s Apocalypse
In the remote Icelandic highlands, two filmmakers face a dilemma when they realize their 14-day trek across the land they are trying to protect will take twice as long as they planned.
Forrest Galante: The Modern-Day Charles Darwin
Except biologist Forrest Galante is not searching for the origin of species, more like auditing the books, and in a few very successful instances, erasing names from the roster of extinction.
India Must Stop Deforesting its Mountains if it Wants to Fight Floods.
During floods and landslides in August 2019, two villages were completely destroyed killing several people, while a year earlier Kerala saw its worst floods in a century.
How climate change is driving emigration from Central America
Rising global temperatures, the spread of crop disease and extreme weather events have made coffee harvests unreliable in places like El Salvador. On top of that, market prices are unpredictable.
