Open a map of Europe and you’ll notice its blue heart is located off-center, pinned geographically to the south-east in the Balkans. Whereas waterways of the continent’s heavily engineered countries … Read more

After spending over two decades rewilding one million acres between Chile and Argentina, Tompkins Conservation reached a landmark agreement on 15th March 2017 to initiate the creation of a national park system that … Read more

By now the room is stuffed full with slim down jackets and preppy threads as the latecomers adopt their favorite squatting poses with cerebral calm. For on this dark evening … Read more

When it comes to corporate thinking about how humans treat the world’s natural environments, outdoor brands Clif Bar and Patagonia always seem to be leading the race. Both companies are … Read more

Follow the afternoon Ora wind over Lake Garda’s north shore, through the neat rows of olive groves and vines and you’ll come across a small collection of industrial plants hugging … Read more

Stumble half a block from the campus at University of California, Berkeley and you might be lucky enough to fall into one the city’s most serene reaches. Completed in 2009, … Read more

Perhaps the most valuable discoveries on the World Wide Web come through striking on a dense PDF, loaded with information and beautifully formatted for print, but otherwise incredibly under exposed … Read more

Following the success of his first book, Let My People Go Surfing, Yvon Chouinard joined up with Patagonia’s head of marketing, Vincent Stanley, to offer another refreshing perspective on business … Read more

The backstory denim jeans traces some of the most dynamic episodes of US economic history. From hardy workers shifting West during the Californian gold rush, to the Gilded Age and the dawning … Read more

Acting as one of the most symbolic and physical barriers during the Cold War, the 50-year tenure of the Iron Curtain helped conserve and land from the Barents to the Black Sea. … Read more

Though we often hear about trail runners taking on incredible routes in existing national parks, it’s not often that athletes actively participate in connecting a conservation region in motion. Patagonia … Read more

Created by i-D and directed by Jake Sumner, The Plastic Age documents the depth of the world’s ocean plastic problem. The 288 million tonnes of plastic produced each year do … Read more

The Nuremberg-based sportswear giant adidas is well versed on innovating around environmental priorities. Back in the late 1980s, the brand was one of the first to ban the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), … Read more

When it comes to alpine resorts, few can compare to the sheer scale and quality of Whistler Blackcomb, a pair of mountains that receive  a total of 5.4 million visitors each year. Known … Read more

“30 NOVEMBER Warm, orange glow in the afternoon. The sigh of my feet in the frosted night grass. Wrap my coat closer, wrap myself into the ground, fold myself into … Read more

Conceived in 2011 by Matt Stoeker and Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard, feature-length film DamNation tells the story of the United States’ overwhelming record for damming rivers over the past 130 years. The film combines archived … Read more

Known for its speed and daring route, the Volvo Ocean Race made the most of its extreme navigation through the Southern Ocean by undertaking research during a thrilling fifth leg. The Southern … Read more

First published in 2005, Let My People Go Surfing traces the story of Yvon Chouinard and the principles that guided him in building one of the most influential outdoors brands, Patagonia. … Read more

Early in 2012, The Conservation Alliance funded the Vermont Land Trust in their Bolton Valley Conservation Campaign. Aimed at protecting 1,200 acres of the Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry property, … Read more

On February 19, President Obama used his authority under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate Browns Canyon National Monument near Salida, Colorado. This legislation protects 22,000 acres of Forest Service and … Read more