Celine Lim travels to Indonesia's Central Kalimantan, where the rapid expansion of palm oil is impacting the local environment and economy.
Tara Meyer braves Tajikistan's Hissar Mountains to conserve the elusive snow leopard.
In her summer research, Sarah Barbo searches for links between nature and public health. These connections help make a new kind of business case for the environment: dramatic savings in health care costs.
Colin Brown takes to the Inner Mongolian steppe, with an eye to the effects of climate change.
In the Cordillera Apolobamba of western Bolivia, Kate Heller visits indigenous communities in the early stages of developing a tourist economy.
Mercury, a tenaciously persistent element, doesn't just go away. In towns along the Madre de Dios River in Peru, David Gonzalez is studying how gold mining puts public health at risk.