Digest for 3/27/2026

David Katz explains how turning plastic waste into currency can incentivize collection and reduce ocean pollution.

Artist Dianna Cohen shares alarming facts about plastic pollution in the oceans and calls for action to reduce single-use plastics.

Lawyer Vicki Arroyo uses environmental scholarship to show how to prepare for a future where extreme weather is more and more likely.

Landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom shares innovative designs for urban landscapes that absorb rainwater and combat flooding in sinking cities like Bangkok, promoting climate resilience through green infrastructure.

Vishaan Chakrabarti argues that we can build beautiful, sustainable cities that meet the challenges of climate change and population growth — and that our quality of life depends on it.

Wolves, elephants and other creatures can restore ecosystems -- and our own lives. George Monbiot explains how rewilding can repair the damage we've done to the natural world.

Ecologist Suzanne Simard shares her research on how trees communicate underground through a network of fungi, highlighting the resilience and interconnectedness of forests, which can inform urban forest strategies against climate change.

Allan Savory has devoted his life to stopping desertification. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.