Independent Environmental Magazine

Stories for a More Sustainable World

Ideas, perspectives, and practical solutions for a healthier planet.

EARTHA is an independent online magazine exploring the connections between environment, development, consumption, and sustainability. We bring together journalists, researchers, activists, practitioners, students, and communities to examine how the choices we make shape the world around us and to discover better alternatives.

Latest Stories

Ideas worth spending time with

From plastic pollution and food systems to biodiversity and everyday habits, EARTHA looks beyond quick answers to understand the choices and systems shaping our world.

Food

4 Easy Nut Recipes That Will Pump Up Your Next Meal

Simple and nutritious ways to bring more nuts into everyday meals without making cooking complicated.

EARTHA Jul 31, 2018
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Plastic

Community Participation, Not Technology, Is the Solution to Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans

Technology alone cannot solve the plastic crisis. Real progress begins when communities become part of the solution.

Rick Stafford Jul 31, 2018
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Sustainable Living

Choosing to Refuse Single-Use Plastics Is Easy - Just Say No

Small everyday choices can have a much bigger environmental impact than we think.

EARTHA Jul 19, 2018
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Nature

What Nature Can Teach Us About Colour

What does a 540 million-year-old natural phenomenon have to do with matching your clothes? More than you might expect.

Prabodh Sirur Jul 18, 2018
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Waste

Who Profits From Plastic Pollution?

An audit of Bengaluru's waste asks which brands appear most often in discarded plastic and where responsibility should begin.

EARTHA Jul 12, 2018
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Food & Agriculture

How Much Does the Food We Eat Really Cost?

The price on the label rarely tells the whole story. Environmental and social costs often remain hidden.

Sharmila Vaidyanathan Jul 6, 2018
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Rethinking the Way We Live

Sustainability is not only about protecting forests or reducing pollution. It is about understanding the systems behind the things we eat, buy, use, and throw away.

Food & Agriculture

Food systems, plant-based diets, millets, farming and the environmental impact of what reaches our plates.

Waste & Circular Living

Recycling, zero waste, plastic pollution, reuse and practical ways to rethink what we throw away.

Nature & Biodiversity

Ecosystems, plants, species, conservation and the people working to protect the natural world.

Climate & Futures

Climate change, future scenarios, science, culture and the stories that help us imagine what comes next.

Sustainable Living

Everyday choices, responsible consumption, reuse and practical ways to live with a lighter footprint.

Communities & Change

Local participation, collective action, environmental justice and the knowledge that communities bring.

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Small Choices. Bigger Systems. Shared Planet.

Individual decisions matter, but sustainability is also shaped by policy, production, economics, cities, culture and community participation. EARTHA connects everyday choices with the bigger systems behind them.

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Read deeper

Thoughtful reporting and personal perspectives on the environmental questions that sit behind ordinary choices.

Watch & Learn

Sustainability in a Few Minutes

Short visual stories that make environmental questions easier to understand and easier to act on.

Contributors

Many Voices. One Planet.

Environmental challenges affect everyone differently. EARTHA publishes perspectives from people who research, report, experience and respond to environmental change in different ways.

๐Ÿ“ Journalists ๐Ÿ”ฌ Scientists ๐Ÿ“š Researchers ๐Ÿ“ฃ Activists ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Practitioners ๐ŸŽ“ Students ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Members
Our Mission

Asking Better Questions About the Way We Develop and Consume

EARTHA examines the environmental consequences of modern development and consumption and searches for practical, thoughtful and community-led alternatives. Because a more sustainable future begins with understanding the choices we make today.

Discover Our Stories
01 Investigate environmental challenges and their causes
02 Highlight practical and community-led alternatives
03 Connect scientific research with everyday life
04 Amplify diverse perspectives on sustainability
05 Encourage informed and thoughtful action