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Essay | Implementing obligatory sustainable certification programs for palm oil production
Elizaveta Petrovskaia

University of Naples

Essay | The importance of native flowers
Kevin R Darcy

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

A bee rests on the stalk of a plant featuring many small yellow flowers.
Inspiring innovation: How bacteria can help remove landmines and pollution
Isabella Elmore

George Washington University

It belongs in a zoo(?)
Nathan Kettler

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Could probiotics help protect at-risk wildlife?
Anna Gibbs

New York University

Mother Nature’s tale: An artistic perspective on the holocene extinction
Scarlett Metts

George Washington University

The tipping point: Researchers look to the past and the future of Earth’s climate
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Community management and the importance of license plates in Tampa Bay
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

A sign with a picture of a "tarpon tag" license plate. The text underneath states, "This project was funded by a grant from Tampa Bay Estuary Program's Specialty License Plate"

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Foreign rabbit disease threatens Connecticut rabbit populations
Madeline Papcun

University of Connecticut

Navigating a new era in agritourism: persistent drought in West Texas causes corn maze owners to reimagine fall tradition
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

A group of people walk down a path lined with tall plants. Signs on either side of the maze entrance usher maze-goers inside.
The buzz about robotic bees
Emma Saaty

George Washington University

An extreme close up of a tiny robotic bee perched on the end of a toothpick.
Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Reflections | Appreciating nature and saving a life at Shady Creek River
Shannon Lorusso

University of Georgia

Reflections | Night in a Georgia swamp
Avery Hawkins

University of Georgia

The author canoes in a river in Georgia.
Growing Soil | Nebraska Sandhills hint changing tides in agriculture
Vidya Muthupillai

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

A woman in a white shirt is surrounded by wildlife rangers wearing green jumpsuits. The group holds a large white picture frame with text that reads, "I conquered the Wildlife Ranger Challenge. #ForWildlifeRangers," and five logos of supporting organizations fill the bottom of the frame.

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