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Conservation

Nature Compensates

Nature Compensates

SAGE Magazine sits down with Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, to discuss why he see nature as resilient, not fragile. Photo by Kike Calvo.
by × November 7, 2013 × 2 comments

Activism

Some examples from Litterati's "Digital Landfill" that users have uploaded.

Litterati: A 21st Century Solution to Litter

Inspired by his 4-year-old daughter, a Bay Area writer creates a virtual landfill with the vision of cleaner streets for us all.
by × November 1, 2013 × 1 comment

Business

An Interview with Patagonia’s Director of Environmental Strategy Jill Dumain

An Interview with Patagonia’s Director of Environmental Strategy Jill Dumain

SAGE sat down with Jill Dumain, Patagonia's Director of Environmental Strategy, to find out what makes the company unique and to get some advice.
by × October 17, 2013 × 1 comment

Actions

Shutdown: Ignored

Shutdown: Ignored

Ben Goldfarb (Yale FES '13 and former SAGE Editor-in-Chief) finds that it takes more than a "Closed" sign to keep him out of National Parks during the government shutdown.
by × October 11, 2013 × 2 comments

Writing Contest

Honorable Mention: Sunset at Mile 16

Honorable Mention: Sunset at Mile 16

In a place where the plants are invasive and the people are illegal, Alycia Parnell describes a refuge meant only for certain plants and people. But others who aren't "supposed" to be there show up anyway.
by × October 8, 2013 × 0 comments

Human Landscape

Harvesting rocks from the Vilcabamba River near the town of Quinara. Photo credit: Chris Hebdon

NATURE–CULTURE–ACTION!

Nature vs. culture. Wild vs. civilized. Country vs. city. These binaries, time and again, have been shown to be false dichotomies. But many groups and organizations still consider protected areas, for example, to be one without people in it. But counter-examples are starting to find their way into the streets and the public view.
by × September 26, 2013 × 0 comments