Beautiful, gnarled trunks. Cushiony moss underfoot. Epiphytes and lichens clinging on the branches. It’s the literal definition of a fairytale forest…At least within the 3.5 hectare area inside its borders.
Opinion Articles
Yanking back our collective baselines
3 examples of good science helping shift our shoddy baselines
Who owns the rainforest?
A completely new actor has emerged as a major owner of the world’s tropical rainforests.
The conservation value of snake- and wasp-infested tangles
To restore forests, first we have to overcome the silent bane of tidiness mentalities.
Three mind-shifting concepts for conservationists
Three ideas that have most shaped how I look at the world.
Building an ecosystem for change
It seems to me that we are stuck in a rut. The demise of wildlife and wild places continues unabated and although conservation works, it’s still stuck in the “small movement” phase. The restoration of an area of forest, or the down-listing of a species on the IUCN Red List […]
This is what extinction looks like
Three days after the tragic death of Tam, the last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia, I travel two kilometres down the logging track to the only place nearby where I know I can still come close –at least in spirit –to a rhino. Here, surrounded by the logged and old-growth […]
Conservation is bloody complicated
Forest restoration on Colombian cowlands is a great idea…but how can we actually do it?
23 environmental problems to crack by 2100.
In 1900, David Hilbert outlined 23 major mathematical problems he thought were crucial to solve in the coming century. His list provided a guiding beacon for focusing the efforts and brainpower of many mathematicians, such that by the turn of the 21st century, the majority of the problems had been […]
What’s the most important environmental problem to focus on?
On what environmental problem will you be able to make the biggest difference?