Meduza • 24th July 2024 ‘Long live the test ban’ In the twilight of the Soviet Union, ordinary people across Kazakhstan united against nuclear testing. Now a new generation of activists is picking up the mantle.
Earth Island Journal • 16th July 2024 Balancing Culture and Conservation in a Kyrgyz Walnut Forest In Kyrgyzstan, a community-based agroforestry effort is seeking to save the world’s largest natural walnut forest.
bioGraphic • 11th June 2024 A Protected Place Faced with overgrazing and desertification, communities in the Middle East are reviving the concept of the hima, an ancient land-management practice that bridges tradition, culture, conservation—and faith.
National Geographic • 6th May 2024 What the Aral Sea might teach us about life after disaster Sixty years ago, the Aral Sea began drying up, leaving salty, barren soil in its wake. Lessons learned here will help other parts of the world experiencing climate change.
Meduza • 2nd February 2024 An organic movement grows in Kyrgyzstan Organic products are gaining traction in Central Asia as awareness grows about the negative effects of agricultural chemicals on human health and the environment.
Religion News Service • 5th January 2024 Once protected by its remoteness, a sacred lake in Kyrgyzstan is threatened by change On the shores of Issyk Kul are more than 130 sacred sites, including trees, mountain peaks, hot springs and tombs of important figures.
The New Humanitarian • 9th March 2023 ‘No place for a child to be’: Foreigners remain stuck in Syria’s war-on-terror camps ‘Time is of the essence.’
Grist • 9th December 2022 An Indian spiritual leader is urging the world to 'save soil.' Experts say he's not helping. Sadhguru's campaign points to a real problem, but agricultural advocates say his solutions miss the mark.
Grist • 24th August 2022 Wildfire smoke is choking Indigenous communities With government monitoring lagging behind, tribal members are installing their own monitors.
Grist • 29th July 2022 Is accepting the end of humanity the key to climate action? This scholar thinks so. “This is not another ‘before it’s too late’ book. This is a ‘what if it’s already too late?’ book.”
Undark Magazine • 2nd March 2022 Wood-burning Stoves Raise New Health Concerns Officials increasingly treat woodsmoke pollution as a public health and environmental justice issue, despite opposition.
Deutsche Welle • 6th December 2021 Mercury mining makes a comeback in Kyrgyzstan Mercury, used in gold mining and electronics, poses serious health risks. Despite international pressure to ban its trade, Kyrgyzstan is ramping up production.
Earther • 22nd November 2021 A Tiny Town Was the Soviet Union’s Uranium Hub. Now, It’s Racing to Avoid Disaster Mailuu-Suu powered the Soviet Union's nuclear program. But climate change and its nuclear legacy are putting the town in Kyrgyzstan at risk.
Undark Magazine • 31st May 2021 U.S. Southwest, Already Parched, Sees 'Virtual Water' Drain Abroad Foreign corporations are increasingly purchasing land in the U.S.; in the Southwest, thanks to longstanding laws on water rights, these purchases often come with unlimited access to the valuable water underneath the soil.
The New York Times • 11th May 2021 ‘It’ll Get Better’: Chaplains Play Essential Role for Transit Workers The M.T.A.’s nearly all-volunteer force of about 70 chaplains has mobilized to check in with workers who are sick or quarantining, offer support to families of employees who died of the virus and counsel those feeling isolated or burned out.