Big Questions – Cool Green Science

Ideas

Would You Rather? No More False Choices Between People and the Planet

Would you rather be covered in fur or scales? Would you rather save babies or trees? This kind of stark dilemma can be an entertaining conversation starter at a party, but it should not be the entry point we […]

From the Field

Restoring Emiquon’s “Wetland of Dreams”

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From the Field

Focus on Native Bees, Not Honey Bees

From the Field

A Biodiversity Analysis in Los Angeles

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From the Field

Pacific Women Demand a Voice in Mining Decisions

Ideas

Putting Nature on the Map (Literally)

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Science Brief

New Map Shows Hotspots of Species Under Threat

Science Brief

How Much Does It Cost to Save Tropical Forests and Prevent Climate Change?

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Science Brief

Deforestation Exposes Rural People to Dangerous Heat Stress

Science Brief

Time to Bust the Silos: Coral Reefs, Human Health + Sewage Pollution

Climate Change

My Day at the Reality of Climate Change Hackathon

Climate Change

Seeing the Forest for Its Carbon Storage

Climate Change

Overcoming a Climate Change Fallacy

Climate Change

New Science Shows Nature’s Potential to Fight Climate Change

From the Field

Modeling Logging’s Impacts on Biodiversity & Carbon in a Hypothetical Forest

Ideas

The Secret Sauce of Environmental Problem Solving

Climate Change

A Tale of Two Paths to the World in 2050

Climate Change

Human Health At Risk As Tropical Forests Disappear

Climate Change

New Research: Savanna Burning for Global Emissions Reductions

Climate Change

Making Nature’s Value Visible (To All): Coral Reef Edition

Climate Change

Solving (Part of) the Urban Forest Paradox

From the Field

Urban Leopards Can Save Lives By Eating Feral Dogs

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Fish & Fisheries

Collective Fishing Agreements Benefit Both Groundfish and Fishermen

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Climate Change

There’s a Plague in Our Oceans. Can Ecosystem Services Help?

Fish & Fisheries

Community MPAs Fail to Protect Important Reef Fish

Fish & Fisheries

Sustainable Sea Cucumbers: Saving the “Gold Bars” of the Ocean

From the Field

Experimenting with Water Funds + Behavior Change

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From the Field

Nature Can Be Cost Effective for Improving Urban Water Supplies

From the Field

Epiphany: Science, Faith and Clean Water

Fish & Fisheries

Recovery: New Life in Coal Country

Ideas

Can a Wetland Help a Farm?