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Planet Forward
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Chapman University is committed to a campus culture that promotes a sustainable future. This commitment is instrumental to Chapman’s mission to educate ethical and informed global citizens.
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
One farmers market in Oxford, Mississippi, has re-established themselves as a community center in an effort to battle food insecurity.
Tags: farmers market, food, storyfest2018, food bank
Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
We are pleased to announce our 2021-2022 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Get to know them below:
Planet Forward
Friday, November 19, 2021
The Nov. 12 event focused on digital storytelling in climate justice and the future of the movement
Tags: climate justice, salon, storytelling, environmental storytelling, environmental justice, equity, food justice

(Photo by Viktoriia Ponomarenko)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The invention of plastic has transformed human life. Plastics are incredibly convenient, and far more affordable than alternative materials. However, the downsides are overwhelming.
Tags: plastics, microplastics, nanoplastics, Clean Air, clean water, pollution, plastic pollution, storyfest2021, science communication
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Thursday, September 17, 2020
To prevent or at least forestall the next pandemic, we clearly have an obligation to examine and prevent the practices that promote close contact between humans and wildlife, particularly bushmeat hunting and deforestation.
Tags: conservation, covid-19, Uganda, tourism, Biodiversity, storyfest2021

Photographed in the forests of Palawan, a Philippine pangolin pup nudges its mother, rolled up in a protective ball. (Gregg Yan/Creative Commons)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Pressuring governments to issue bans and closures of wet markets could prevent the emergence of infectious disease. But it does not solve the widespread issue of bushmeat circulation between hunters and their families.
Tags: coronavirus, bushmeat, conservation, wet market, wildlife, opinion, op-ed, public health

Pictured (left to right): Berkana McDowell, Eva Stanton, Alexis Hernandez, Maya Cheav, Ben Jensen, Ruby Baldwin-Smith, Veronica Warner, Max Burrous, Kate Hartshorn, Holland Hatch, Christian Grevin, Hannah Waldorf, Amy Asmussen, Kelly Ly, Hilary Lee, Dr. Richelle Tanner, Koa Tanner. (Photo by Chapman University)
Chapman University
Monday, March 07, 2022
When 25,000 gallons of oil spilled along Huntington Beach, Calif., in early October 2021, damaging valuable, intertidal ecosystems and threatening public health, environmental advocacy students saw an opportunity to make a difference.
Tags: storyfest2022, science communication, oil spill, framing, Clean Oceans, climate change communication
George Washington University
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Wildfires are increasing in severity as climate change worsens, and our forests may not be able to grow back like they once could, scientists say.