Solving Climate Change

Earth’s climate is in flux. As global temperatures rise, weather patterns shift, and ecosystems respond, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment. We invite you to explore the science, impact, and urgency of climate change.

“We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.”

My wish to protect the oceans

Join "The Spring" at charity: water.

The Animals are Leaving (2006)

This is the decisive decade in the history of humankind.

Iberá: Argentina's answer to Yellowstone

Reforest with TreeSisters’ Restoration Strategy

"When the well is dry,..."

Earth Law Center successfully sues to protect Elwha Legacy Forests

"...that makes planning the day difficult."

"The sun, with all those planets..."

How humans changed the Earth’s surface in 2023

Help Parvati Foundation create a marine sanctuary in the Arctic Ocean.

The Overstory (2018)

The blues of Lake Abiquiu, New Mexico

"The strongest governments..."

Roadside skeptic

River, an Australian film

Moving education forward through clean water

Amnesty takes on climate justice

"We are investing in people we've come to know. We do not call them 'beneficiaries'"

Learn, do, share, advocate, and amplify with Project Drawdown.

The illusion of a trillion trees

Volunteer with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's microplastics initiative.

"If you really think .."

Help Earth Law Center create a voice for our planet.

Rawas River, Sumatra

World Wildlife Fund sponsors "Earth Hour" every spring

Robinson projection

Each of us

"Put the water back in the river!"

Ashoka Changemakers - leading the way since 1980.

Horizon (2019)

The Abstract Wild (1996)

A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation (1949)

Canoeros: Living Memory

Help the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee expansion of its Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative

Prayer beads, Western Tibet

" become a cliche..."

Human violence dramatically increases carbon

TreeSisters helps save Mt. Kenya's forests.

Angel delighting in her wingspan

Blessed Unrest: Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World (2007)

We All Breathe the Same Air

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel (2015)

What We Wish to Become

Introduction to our commencement archive and top ten speeches.

Canadian 12-year-old at the 1992 Earth Summit

"What good is a house..."

Woods Hole Oceanographic shows how to remove microplastics from drinking water.

Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom

Help the World Wildlife Fund "...build a future in which people live in harmony with nature."

Be Your Own Story

Our slice of life

"We are in danger of..."

Peruvian boy, near Cuzco, 1970's

Project Drawdown emphasizes that each of us has a role in solving climate change.

The World Ending Fire (2019)

Homeward bound, Zanzibar

Salt harvesting in Vietnam

"For the animal shall not be measured by man..."

Family outing

Analyzing the problem

Sleeping polar bear

The Anthropocene Reviewed (2021)

Building the Earth (1965)

The Solace of Open Spaces (1976)

1,200 possibilities for Earth's future

Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee urges fast action on Climate

The Earth is Hiring

A Life on Our Planet

How to translate apocalyptic fatigue into action

A Left-handed Commencement Address

Three old friends

"men argue.."

The Raft of the Medusa (painting, 1819)

Vesper Flights (2020)