Dear Friend of the Journal,

I’ve been thinking a lot about perseverance. Waves of layoffs and shutdowns continue to hit media outlets covering the issues that inform our democracy. Environmental coverage is often the first to get axed in the downsizing at large publishers.

That means mainstream publications with big budgets often neglect the many threats facing our living world. Meanwhile, Earth Island Journal has been tirelessly sounding the alarm.

In the past year, we’ve run hard-hitting features and reports corporate media isn’t interested in. These include, reports about:

• The campaign to end wildlife killing contests in the United States that lead to the massacre of tens of thousands of coyotes, bobcats, foxes, and other animals for prize money every year.

• The myriad threats facing Brazil’s incredibly biodiverse Pantanal region, the world’s best jaguar habitat.

• A massive oil drilling project that endangers Africa’s Okavango Delta and local Indigenous communities.

Earth Island Journal is driven by purpose, not profit. As a nonprofit, we are accountable only to our readers. That’s why I am asking you to make a gift to the Green Journalism Fund today.

Reporting on environmental movements around the world is costly and time-consuming. Funding from our readers is key to our news gathering. I’m grateful to every reader who contributes to our Green Journalism Fund. Like you, they know that fact-based, principled reporting is critical to a robust democracy.

Regards,