Tag: ecology

My Gaia
Art + Stories
Experiences

My Gaia

The Earth – which is undisputedly round – has been subjected to some bizarre theories across history. What is also certain, is that we need to act now to save it.
Mikołaj Golachowski
The Queen of Backyard Games
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Queen of Backyard Games

What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our new cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of the final part include the Kraków-based artist and activist Cecylia Malik.
Ada Petriczko
A Marriage of Glaciers
World + People
Nature

A Marriage of Glaciers

In the high-altitude region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, local villagers have devised a novel solution to water scarcity – grafting their own glaciers.
Klaudia Khan
Work With Your Green Fingers
Soul + Body
Good Food

Work With Your Green Fingers

Our writer is back at Aleksandra and Mieczysław Babalski’s organic farm in the north of Poland, where Farmer Mietek explains to her the best work ethic.
Berenika Steinberg
Good Job, Mr Beaver
World + People
Nature

Good Job, Mr Beaver

Beavers are remarkable creatures. Not only are their unique teeth a beautiful feat of nature but they also play an important ecological role.
Mikołaj Golachowski
Loss Is Such a Useless Word
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Loss Is Such a Useless Word

American poet Forrest Gander talks about the climate, the role of poetry, and where we can find hope.
Julia Fiedorczuk
What Comes After the Flood?
Art + Stories, World + People
Nature, Opinions

What Comes After the Flood?

Marcin Popkiewicz, co-founder of a Polish climate science portal, talks about ecotourism, the fight against disinformation, and a possible future world.
Łukasz Kaniewski
A Bird’s-Eye View on Biebrza and Narew
World + People
Nature

A Bird’s-Eye View on Biebrza and Narew

The Biebrza Wetlands are a grand monument to nature: one of the very few in Europe and comparable to the Pripet Marshes in Belarus, or the Danube Delta in Romania.
Małgorzata Borkowska
It’s Okay to Panic!
Art + Stories
Experiences

It’s Okay to Panic!

Jonathan L. Ramsey’s latest documentary “It’s Okay to Panic” deals with the global climate crisis – and the seemingly marginalized voice of experts therein.
Anna Tatarska
All the Colours of Biebrza
World + People
Nature

All the Colours of Biebrza

Reeds, tall thick grass, waterlogged alder trees, and a glistening water surface. The colours of Biebrza change with the seasons. In the spring, the river overflows its banks and the entire valley glistens like silver.
Jędrzej Wojnar