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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network

Department: feature story

Born to Be Wild
By Sharman Apt Russell | From the Mag
December 19, 2011: Time to delve again into those childhood books -- gateways to untamed places, fierce beasts, and our enduring affinity for the natural world. (2) Comments
Creature of the Deep
By Bruce Stutz | From the Mag
December 12, 2011: Charismatic and mysterious, the sturgeon has been around for 85 million years. We may have no more than 20 years left to save it from extinction. (0) Comments
Lights, Camera, Activism!
By Bruce Barcott | From the Mag
December 5, 2011: Four of the 10 most successful documentaries at the box office have been on environmental themes. Indy filmmaker Mark Kitchell hopes to add his new movie to the list. (2) Comments
The Constant Gardeners
By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman | From the Mag
November 28, 2011: Faced with increasing drought and desertification, Africans are focusing on a new farming frontier: the cities. (7) Comments
The Man Who Loves Bats
By Ted Genoways | From the Mag
August 30, 2011: Tom Kunz has spent his career studying Myotis lucifugus, the little brown bat. Now, as a mysterious scourge threatens to wipe it out, he’s struggling to save his life’s work. (6) Comments
INFOGRAPHIC: The Philadelphia Story
By Lindsey Konkel | From the Mag
August 26, 2011: The ancient water infrastructure of our eastern cities is crumbling in disrepair. The City of Brotherly Love has an enlightened solution. (0) Comments
Coal on a Roll
By George Black | From the Mag
August 24, 2011: China and India are hungry for coal. Wyoming has plenty of it. Are we plundering America to power the Asian boom? (8) Comments
Blame Canada!
By Andrew Nikiforuk | From the Mag
August 22, 2011: When we think of our northern neighbor, what comes to mind is a nation of enlightened, outdoorsy people who love hockey. Try thinking instead of a rapacious behemoth run amok. (6) Comments
Motown Revival?
By Matthew Power | From the Mag
June 6, 2011: Detroit has become our most notorious story of urban collapse. But perhaps we should consider the city's official motto: "It shall rise from the ashes." (1) Comments
INFOGRAPHIC: The Corn Mob
By Lindsey Konkel | From the Mag
June 1, 2011: Remember when corn ethanol was touted as the green fuel of the future? Now it's a $6 billion a year boondoggle -- whose days may finally be numbered. (2) Comments