Explainer
How Many Sharks Are Killed Each Year?
Around 100 million sharks are killed each year across the globe, often for their fins and cartilage.
Climate•7 min read
Matilde Nuñez del Prado Alanes
Matilde Nuñez del Prado is a sociologist from Bolivia and a Master in Critical Theory. Her work focuses on the animal question from an intersectional and multidimensional perspective.
Matilde Nuñez del Prado Alanes's Posts
Analysis
Factory Farms Are Destroying This Natural Resource
Bolivia's growing factory farm industry is putting the Chiquitano Forest at risk.
Food•5 min read
Explainer
What Is Factory Farming and Why Is it Bad?
The vast majority of farmed animals are raised on crowded factory farms that cause climate emissions and environmental pollution.
Food•11 min read
Reported
Bigger Protests, Higher Stakes: Peruvian Animal Rights Activist Speaks Out
“I found people with beautiful hearts who give everything for animal advocacy,” says Hillary Cabrera Gavilán, who first got involved when she was 19.
Policy•9 min read
Perspective
Plant-Based Foods Owe Recent Success to Global South
Plant-based foods owe much of their recent success to the Global South. Young people are embracing this rich culinary history as an instrument of change.
Policy•5 min read
Reported
Inside David Attenborough’s Journey to the Center of the Climate Movement
For years, he inspired curiosity and awe for the natural world in ways that no other television presenter had done before. But recently, the tone of his films has changed.
Climate•6 min read
Perspective
Meat Producers Have a New Animal to Farm
The edible insect market is projected to hit $1.2 billion by 2023. But advocates are questioning the motives behind this surprising new trend.
Food•8 min read
Reported
Dairy in the Americas: How Colonialism Left Its Mark on the Continent
The first cows arrived on the continent with Columbus on his second voyage in 1493. For many, milk is as much a drink as it is a symbol of their…
Policy•9 min read
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