Carol Kaufmann

Small, organized groups are a cornerstone of protecting Chilean Patagonia’s natural heritage.

When he was in college, marine biologist-intraining Octavio Aburto began using a camera as a tool, just as other scientists use microscopes in laboratories. He showed his mother photographs to explain what he was studying at the University of Baja California Sur in Mexico, thinking that if she could understand his work by looking at a photograph, anyone could.

A creative collaboration taps unused oyster to help clean up New York Harbor.

A wildlife refuge along the Chesapeake Bay offers a “fast-motion” view of the effects of climate change and rising waters along the nation’s coastlines.

Crucial protections for more than 28 million acres of wildlife habitat and traditional Tribal land in Alaska will remain—precluding large-scale development—thanks to a recent decision from the U.S. Department of the Interior.