In a time of social and environmental crisis, Aldo Leopold's call for a 'land ethic' is still relevant
Jan. 11 marks the birthday of conservationist Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), who called for thinking about land as a living community to protect, not a resource to exploit.
Curt D. Meine, Adjunct Associate Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison •
conversation
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~9 min
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~9 min
A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US
Conservation or copper? A proposed mine in northern Minnesota pits industrial jobs against a thriving outdoor economy.
Char Miller, W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College •
conversation
Oct. 5, 2020 • ~10 min
Oct. 5, 2020 • ~10 min
American environmentalism's racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation
US ideas about conservation center on walling off land from use. That approach often means expelling Indigenous and other poor people who may be its most effective caretakers.
Prakash Kashwan, Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights Institute, and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science., University of Connecticut •
conversation
Sept. 2, 2020 • ~11 min
Sept. 2, 2020 • ~11 min
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