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In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son...

A Foundational Conservation Story Revived. Ancient writers observed that forests always recede as civilizations develop and grow. The great Roman poet Ovid wrote that before civilization began, “even the pine tree stood on its own very hills” but when civilization took over, “the mountain...

Patagonia. The name connotes the exotic and a distance that seems nearly mythical. Tucked toward the toe of South America, this largely unsettled landscape is among the most varied and breathtaking in the world - aching in its beauty as it sweeps from the Andes through broad, arid steppes to pristine beaches and down to a famously violent sea. It is also home to a vast array of rare wildlife as diverse and fascinating as the region itself.

“If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.” Edward Abbey In a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their...

La Patagonia es un lugar único en el planeta y un extraordinario laboratorio natural. Así lo confirma la ciencia que nos da luces sobre la importancia de su biodiversidad, la interfaz mar y tierra y el aporte de las comunidades para enfrentar la actual crisis ambiental. En “Patagonia: Tierra Mar y Ciencia” abordamos las oportunidades y desafíos para la conservación integral de esta región, como un legado para Chile y el mundo. "Patagonia: tierra, mar y ciencia", un podcast realizado en alianza con Ladera Sur (www.laderasur.com), inspirado en el libro “Conservación en la Patagonia ...

Eat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy? In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and...