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The Toxic Legacy of the French Banana
France knew the pesticide chlordecone could cause cancer and destroy the environment. It allowed banana plantations in Martinique and Guadeloupe to use it anyway.
The World’s Hot Springs
A photographer’s encounter with natural springs, thermal pools and public baths — and the people who care for them.
Listening to the Amazon
A conversation with Paloma De Dinechin, whose reporting on the scientists recording the sounds of the Amazon rainforest was published in our Lessons issue.
England’s Squirrel Obsession
Campaigns to save the red squirrel, and cull non-native grays, have little to do with ecology.
The Rainforest Speaks
Scientists are recording the sounds of the Amazon in a bid to better protect it.
A Shadow Over Svalbard
Once a haven for international cooperation, trust on the Norwegian archipelago is disappearing — and so are the rights of its residents.
Soiled Gold
Seven years after El Salvador banned metal extraction, the bloody fight over mining appears poised to return.
Reserve Areas
Turkey has expropriated ancestral lands to build “earthquake-proof” housing.
Can Anyone Stop Paris From Drowning?
The city is preparing for the return of a hundred-year flood that could displace millions.
Sins of the Salmon Kings
Every day, he releases one salmon from the pens into the sea, which gives him “an intoxicating feeling of control over life and death.”
After the Flood
The water in Nigeria has now dried up, but its effects have not evaporated with it.
The Infrastructure Trap
Kenya's $5 billion railway to nowhere is exacerbating debt and corruption.
Karachi 2060
The road to the city of the future: evictions, demolitions and land reclamation.