Climate Change

Conceptual illustration shows a person speaking words that appear as aspects of the natural world, like plants and animals.

Indigenous languages are founts of environmental knowledge

Peoples who live close to nature have a rich lore of plants, animals and landscapes embedded in their mother tongues — which may hold vital clues to protecting biodiversity

Photograph of two people on a pristine rocky shore in Costa Rica.

Society

A healthy environment as a human right

UN recognition would strengthen legal arguments for preserving nature

Illustration of a woman reading to two children. There is an image of a cat in the book she is reading, and the girl says “Cat!”, while the boy says “¡Gato!”

Society

How a child becomes bilingual — and what can be done to help them get there

Kids from immigrant backgrounds in the US often struggle to develop fluency in two languages. Many factors — parental misconceptions, the lack of support in schools and social attitudes — play a role.

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Climate Change

Indigenous languages are founts of environmental knowledge

A healthy environment as a human right

How a child becomes bilingual — and what can be done to help them get there

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