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Carbon Credit Plan Aims to Save Kenyan Trees and Elephants—and Help Villagers
(This article was originally published by National Geographic on July 6, 2014.) THE THREE-WEEK-OLD CARCASS in Kenya’s East Tsavo National Park is hardly identifiable as an elephant anymore. Gone are the hallmark tusks and expressive trunk; the elephant’s entire face has been hacked off. The perpetrators used a machine gun, said Eric Sagwe, who leads a […]
New UN Report Puts Staggering Dollar Figures on Environmental Crime Revenues
(This article was originally published by National Geographic on June 26, 2104.) A GLOBAL INDUSTRY in so-called environmental crime—which includes everything from selling elephant ivory to illegal fishing to illicit logging and more—is worth between $70 billion and $213 billion a year and largely finances criminal, militia, and terrorist groups, according to a report released Tuesday […]
Young Farmer Saves Water in Innovative Ways
(This article was published by National Geographic on March 13, 2014.) ON A COLD and dry December Friday, Zach Hauser is getting ready for a weekend of hunting. The next morning at about 4 a.m., he and a handful of friends will make a nearly three-hour uphill trek into the Arizona woods. There they will tread […]
Defending a Western River With Art and Collaboration
(This article was published by National Geographic on February 13, 2014.) IN THE SMALL town of Fraser, Colorado, a bronze Dwight D. Eisenhower is having a good day: Fly fishing, he has just caught a trout out of the river and is skillfully depositing it into his basket. The former president is appropriately dressed for the […]
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Restaveks in Haiti
Over the summer, I went to Haiti to cover the plight of restavkes, indentured servant children. The video below was aired on PBS’s Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria. The following piece was published on MSNBC.com along with a multimedia compent. Kids forced into domestic servitude in Haiti ‘Restavek’ system thrives as impoverished families have little choice […]
En Haiti
I arrived to Port-au-Prince around 12:25, Friday, May 25, in the afternoon and met up with J.P., Conner, Tamara, Dr. Cadet and Dane. After waiting for Conner’s bags to show up (and they never did), we got into an “ambulance” and set off for Fond des Blancs. The ambulance is a Toyota 4×4, a […]
The King and I: From democracy to military dictatorship, Bhumibol stands back
Working in Thailand a few years ago, I was constantly struck by the way Thai people glorify their king. Before a film starts, the audience stands as the national anthem plays and photos of King Bhumibol Adulyadej drift by the screen. If a Thai drops a coin, he or she will immediately pick it up; […]
Back in Japan: How trouble in the Sudan alters the face of Tokyo
Greets from Tokyo. I write from the United Airlines first class lounge at Narita International, waiting for my flight back to Taipei. I came back to Japan to cover a biz story about United Airlines, ANA and the new Tokyo airport. If you are lucky, I’ll post the story here later, after it runs. It […]