Mongabay series: Finding Common Ground

In many countries the public is increasingly polarized over political issues. Are some environmental issues potentially a bridge that can unify people across political divides?

The post-COVID opportunity for the environment: An interview with the GEF’s Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

by Rhett A. Butler 12 October 2020

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is one of the largest and most influential environmental funders in the world. Since its inception in 1992, the GEF has provided more than $20…

Lightning over the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Manument. Photo by Adam Haggerty / BLM

Can public lands unify divided Americans? An interview with John Leshy

by Rhett A. Butler 14 September 2020

It might be hard to believe in the current political climate, but public lands were a unifying issue for Americans until quite recently. Most Americans have supported the idea of…