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Essay | Musings on decomposition, and returning to the Earth
Avery Dell

George Washington University

A handful of decaying apples are grouped together on the ground.
Essay | Can I make it back to my beach?
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A woman, seen from the back, is wearing light blue jeans and a black jacket carries a closed umbrella and is being blown back by the wind. She walks along a coastline's hard-packed sand on a cloudy, grey day.
Essay | COP26: We need more cross-cultural, cross-sectoral collaboration
Francesca Edralin

World Wildlife Fund

Essay | Increasing personal stories at COP could provide real impact
Sena Wazer

University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut COP26 delegates stand with Sudanese-American poet and activist, Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud, before a blue background
Regenerative agriculture as an avenue for institutional justice
Max Sano

Planet Forward Alumnus | Franklin & Marshall College, New York University

sunflower bed in a field at sunrise
From Planet Forward to Mongabay: My environmental communications journey has just begun
Francesca Edralin

World Wildlife Fund

Aquatic view from a Filipino jungle
Essay | Navigating conservation ethics as a young do-gooder
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University '21

Environmentalist breaks conventions with comedy
Peter Jurich

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Essay | Musings on decomposition, and returning to the Earth
Avery Dell

George Washington University

A handful of decaying apples are grouped together on the ground.
Essay | Can I make it back to my beach?
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A woman, seen from the back, is wearing light blue jeans and a black jacket carries a closed umbrella and is being blown back by the wind. She walks along a coastline's hard-packed sand on a cloudy, grey day.
Essay | COP26: We need more cross-cultural, cross-sectoral collaboration
Francesca Edralin

World Wildlife Fund

Essay | Increasing personal stories at COP could provide real impact
Sena Wazer

University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut COP26 delegates stand with Sudanese-American poet and activist, Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud, before a blue background
Regenerative agriculture as an avenue for institutional justice
Max Sano

Planet Forward Alumnus | Franklin & Marshall College, New York University

sunflower bed in a field at sunrise
From Planet Forward to Mongabay: My environmental communications journey has just begun
Francesca Edralin

World Wildlife Fund

Aquatic view from a Filipino jungle
Essay | Navigating conservation ethics as a young do-gooder
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University '21

Environmentalist breaks conventions with comedy
Peter Jurich

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison

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