storyfest2023

Essay | Microplastics: A well-known threat that isn’t so easy to get rid of
A glass of water is filled with multicolored specks of plastic.

Photo of a collection of microplastic pieces floating in a glass of water. (Courtesy of Laura Markley)

Anna Carman
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Microplastics...common in the environment, but what about our bodies?
Agroecology: Reorienting agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
A field of cultivated legume plants plants mixed in with cereal crops. The soil is a light brown and trees can be seen in the distance.

Agroecology in practice: One of Moses Kansanga's agroecology projects in Malawi studies the local practice of intercropping cereal crops and legumes to better understand ecological synergies and how they can be leveraged to increase productivity while supporting healthy local ecosystems and communities. (Moses Kansanga)

Vidya Muthupillai
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Understanding agroecology as a framework to include ecological and social justice frameworks in agriculture, with professor of Geography and International Affairs, Moses Kansanga, Ph.D.
Onondaga Lake: Clean enough?
Ethan McDevitt
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Has Onondaga Lake, formerly the most polluted lake in the nation, really been cleaned up?