A first-person account — It’s practically impossible to write about extinction without eliciting avoidance and quick-next-clicks from readers. I hope to offer something different with this piece. Please give it a go. You’re walking in the forest. With every step you are being bathed in wafting clouds of terpenes, aromatic volatiles, pheromones, tree sperm…

I think we can. Nestled in the verdant highlands of Veracruz, Mexico, is a small village called La Chinantla. It is only reachable on foot. My comrades on this grueling eight-hour ascent are researchers from the UMA University who are traveling to document and learn from the villagers’ ancestral techniques…

A story of ecological connectivity, wildlife flows, and how to create a safe passage for human and non human climate migrants My skull is pounding as I launch headfirst against the cement wall. This obstacle, so near to my final resting place, is a tear in the…

When I say ‘nature’ what comes to mind? I’m asking this question to nearly everyone I meet. Invariably the response is of a single species organism, like a tree, a flower or a bird, or of a particular favorite waterfall or woodland refuge. More rare is when people respond with…

This is the continuation of my story of coming into relationship with place (the first part can be found here). I moved from Mexico City to northern California earlier this year, and have been experimenting daily with new ways to converse , to experience and be experienced, by non-human forms…

( Extended version of article here ) As the climate crisis movement gains momentum, you will likely hear about a promising emergent legal concept called the Rights of Nature. In its essence, these rights are about human beings extending legal rights to other forms of biological life on Earth. Humans…

Introduction Consider the following hypothetical scenarios inspired by true events. In Lapland, we find an impassioned girl speaking in national court, acting as a legal guardian for the reindeer herds who once migrated with her ancestors across the icy tundra. …

This is a story about Mexico’s only herd of wild bison. It is a tale of bravery, resilience and renewal. …