issues in environment

climate change

NEW! Polar Bears and Climate Change by Andrew E. Derocher
Coping with Climate Change by Tony Prato and Dan Fagre
Climate Change and Speciation of Mammals an interview with Anthony D. Barnosky
Global Warming & Rising Oceans by Jeffrey Chanton

deforestation

Agroforestry and the Maintenance of Biodiversity by Peter Bichier
Ecotourism and Its Impact on Forest Conservation by Margaret (Meg) Lowman
Do We Have Enough Forests? by Sten Nilsson
Conservation from the Treetops: The Emerging Science of Canopy Ecology an interview with H. Bruce Rinker

food and medicine

Biotechnology and the Green Revolution an interview with Norman Borlaug
The Weight of a Petal: The Value of Botanical Gardens by H. Bruce Rinker
African Agriculture and Medicine: Modern Orphans in a Globalizing World by Thomas R. Odhiambo
The Ecological Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology by Miguel Altieri
Biopiracy: The Legal Perspective by Michael A. Gollin
Searching for Nature's Medicines an interview with Mark J. Plotkin
Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature's Healing Secrets by Mark J. Plotkin (Viking Press, 2000)

health of humans and ecosystems

Ecology and Economics an interview with Stephen Polasky
Flowering Plants: Keys to Earth's Evolution and Human Well-Being an interview with Pamela Soltis
The State of Ecosystems an interview with Christián Samper
The Dose Makes the Poison—Or Does It? by Nancy Trautmann
Biocomplexity: The New Bioscience Frontier an interview with Rita Rossi Colwell
Environmental Impacts of Marine Exotics an interview with James T. Carlton
Loss of Wetlands: How Are Bird Communities Affected? by Robert Fletcher
Shifting Baselines: Slow-Motion Disaster in the Sea by Randy Olson
The Sixth Extinction by Niles Eldredge
Introduced Species: The Threat to Biodiversity & What Can Be Done by Daniel Simberloff
Ecosystem Services: A Primer by Ecological Society of America

overpopulation impacts

Evolutionary Biologists Aim to Protect Madagascar’s Plants and Animals by Mary-Russell Roberson
Urban Heat Islands: Hotter Cities by James A. Voogt
Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge by Don Hinrichsen and Bryant Robey
World Scientists' Warning to Humanity by Union of Concerned Scientists

water resources

Beach Closings: Science versus Public Perception by Erika T. Jensen and Sandra L. McLellan
America's Oceans in Crisis by the Pew Oceans Commission
International Water Facility by Mohamed Kassas
Bringing Coastal Dead Zones Back to Life by Robert Howarth

students speak out

The Kayapo Indians’ Struggle in Brazil by Ava Y. Goodale
Protecting Virgin Landscapes: A Georgian Perspective by Nika Beruchashvili
Fishing the Future: The Need For Aquaculture by Ronald Hsu