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Bern Convention demands Bosnia-Herzegovina to halt dam building on Neretva River

Will Ross, December 6, 2022

Progress for seven hydroelectric power plants (HPP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been challenged by the Standing Committee at the Bern Convention. Meeting in Strasbourg at the end of November, … Read more

adidas Futurecraft.Loop Shoe Shown at The Design Museum

Will Ross, December 5, 2021

The newest cultural opening in West London has timed a landmark exhibition with peak concern for the planet – Waste Age. The show looks at the recent development of Western … Read more

Run for the Oceans 2021: adidas’ mission to eliminate ocean plastic

Will Ross, June 20, 2021

A year of virtual running and increased GPS set a new groundswell of support for adidas’ Run for the Oceans campaign, first launched as an annual event in 2017 to … Read more

“Unbroken Ground” from Patagonia Amplifies Regenerative Agriculture Priorities

Will Ross, February 13, 2021

The 2016 25-minute documentary film “Unbroken Ground” highlights the importance of regenerative agriculture for sustainable and eco-friendly food production. With a focus on Washington state, the film showcases various farming … Read more

Environmental groups submit proposal for Europe’s first Wild River National Park

Will Ross, February 11, 2021

On 10th February, 20 Albanian environmental organisations under the direction of EcoAlbania submitted a detailed proposal for the creation of the Vjosa National Park to the Minister of Tourism and … Read more

Musician Ólafur Arnalds makes “When We Are Born” film

Will Ross, December 11, 2020

Creatives have done a good job raising the profile of remote places during the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor Swift’s retreat with Long Pond Studios in New York’s Hudson Valley is one … Read more

Patagonia profile Wyoming’s Red Desert in Conservation Film to Protect Wilderness

Will Ross, September 27, 2020

South-West Wyoming’s Red Desert has been featured in a recent film, capturing the area’s current conflict between oil interests and conservation. In the 9-minute film, Unfenced, two advocates for the … Read more

Expansion of New York’s High Peaks Wilderness Area with Conservation Alliance

Will Ross, August 5, 2020

The recent expansion of New York’s High Peaks Wilderness Area is a significant environmental achievement, finalized in June 2023. This expansion includes Boreas Ponds Tract, a 160,000-acre parcel previously owned … Read more

Los Angeles residents campaign to create buffer zone around oil drilling

Will Ross, June 16, 2020

Over the past two years, high school students in Los Angeles’ District 15 have raised awareness and directly challenged the status of air pollution in their neighborhood. Toxic particulates from … Read more

Illegal dam building in Balkans unchecked during COVID-19

Will Ross, May 23, 2020

Travel restrictions imposed as a response to COVID-19 have allowed dam builders in the Balkans to continue with projects unchecked by authorities and civil opposition. Several venues have been visited … Read more

Patagonia’s ARTIFISHAL Reveals the Disaster of Farmed Salmon

Will Ross, June 17, 2019

If you were ever too lazy to consider where your salmon comes from, the latest documentary from Patagonia will jerk you into caring a little more. In an 80-minute documentary, … Read more

Art & Conservation at The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas

Will Ross, May 30, 2018

Within the broad geography of West Texas, the town of Marfa is a tiny dot, occupying just a few blocks of low-slung, whitewash buildings where a permanent population of just … Read more

A Gentle Integration: Johannesburg Waste Pickers and Gauteng Government 

Will Ross, March 17, 2018

Within the context of economic development, the history of Johannesburg’s industrialisation is one of the most aggressive. At the time when its gold outcrop was discovered in 1884, the area … Read more

Photographer Benedetta Ristori captures Balkan Peninsula in “East” project

Will Ross, February 15, 2018

The emergence of the Balkan Peninsula from Soviet influence and post-rule conflicts has created a diverse human landscape, captured most recently by photographer Benedetta Ristori. Her 60-image photo book “East” … Read more

Fast Plastic: adidas and Parley for the Oceans

Will Ross, December 26, 2017

2017 may have been the year when the world’s fastest human seemed to slow down, but it was at least a good year for ocean plastic and running spikes for … Read more

Booking Campsites with San Francisco-based Hipcamp

Will Ross, November 13, 2017

The only thing harder to find than an apartment in San Francisco is a bed in St. Helena, one of California’s most over-subscribed destinations for wine tasting and weekend trips. One … Read more

Buy & Sell Used Stuff at Patagonia’s Worn Wear Store

Will Ross, October 5, 2017

It’s practically inevitable that the gear you once bought is no longer the gear you now need. After grabbing a Patagonia Down and Arc’teryx Gore-Tex ensemble to be flexible for … Read more

Photographer Lucas Foglia at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London

Will Ross, October 2, 2017

As part of his latest work, Human Nature, San Francisco-based photographer Lucas Foglia travelled the world capturing the different ways humans have interpreted and assumed their relationship to nature. Chelsea’s … Read more

Mount Skuta Alpine Shelter, Slovenia

Will Ross, August 18, 2017

Dropped in place in a single day during August 2015, the modular Skuta Alpine Shelter is also the story of a multi-disciplined international effort with an emphasis on minamalist essentials. … Read more

Hadwin’s Judgement: Environmental Thriller about Logging in British Columbia

Will Ross, August 16, 2017

Take yourself to Canada’s Pacific Northwest in this feature-length documentary, a haunting production that covers the splendour and decimation of huge tracts of ancient forest. Inspired by John Vallaint’s 2005 … Read more

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