It’s no secret that the health of our oceans is in a deleterious state. A variety of factors are at the root of our oceans’ decline: pollution, climate change, and overfishing, and the cumulative effects of each of them amplify the damage done.
A practical, bipartisan call to action from the world’s leading thinkers on the environment and sustainability
Last week at Climate Week NYC, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (FES) alum Gator Halpern was honored as a United Nations (UN) “Young Champion of the Earth.” Developed by the UN Environment Program in 2017, the “Young Champions of the Earth” program recognizes and supports seven young environmental leaders from around the world.
Francesca Koe, a communications specialist, joins Josh Galperin in the studio to talk about strategic environmental communications. Francesca is the former Director of Campaigns and Strategic Initiatives at the Natural Resources Defense Council where she continues to consult for NRDC’s Climate Center and Center for Policy Advocacy.
Christine Klein, the Chesterfield Smith Professor of at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Sandra Zellmer, the Robert Daugherty Professor at the University of Nebraska Law College, discuss the environmental and social implications of decades of American engineering along the Mississippi River. In 2014, they wrote the book Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disaster. The book focuses on the dramatic transformation of the river over the last century and the precarious positions that human communities have in relationship to it.
Julian Aguon is a Pacific human rights lawyer and law scholar whose work centers on the rights of non-self-governing and indigenous peoples in international law. Having for years lived and worked in Guam and the surrounding islands of Micronesia, Julian commands intimate knowledge of the peoples, governments and legal systems of these small island states and thrives on working across legal, political and cultural landscapes.
Biodiversity underpins all ecosystem services that sustain our environment and power our economies. Intact and sufficient habitat is critical to supporting ecosystems and maintaining biodiversity. However, natural habitats have witnessed considerable declines in biodiversity in recent decades, and today many species are at risk of extinction.
Over the past 20 years, there has been a steady growth in the collection and use of data on environmental performance.
