This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

A 297-acre property in rural northern Colombia will become the first and only reserve for the conservation of the Dahl’s toad-headed turtle.

How did honey go from being the world's most important food to an undervalued afterthought?

North American bees are at risk of disappearing thanks to severe habitat loss and increasing pesticide use, among other threats, new report reveals.

Make your garden attractive to bees by planting specific plants, but be sure they're organic and indigenous to your region.

Beekeepers will soon be able to track the health of their colonies right from their smartphone.

The Africanized bees slipped in through a small opening, set up home, and were busy making honey.

Did you know honey has its own sound? Using honey and other tools, this bee enthusiast wants to raise awareness about bee colony collapse disorder through music.

Boring old bee hives get exciting with these curly shaped structures, built by bees that don't sting.

Neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used insecticides, will be banned for use in fields within six months.

The colorful papier-mache cocoons provide a safe haven for bringing baby bees into the world.

Every little flower helps. Especially when there's a lot of us planting them.

There are lots of good reasons to buy local, but don't worry about the impact of shipping.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

As part of an ongoing series about the Maya Ka'an community-based tourism initiative, this was my first official day in the Mayan region, and it was certainly full of adventure.

This NGO is doing wonderful work to bring sustainable tourism into the mainstream. It's time to start planning your next vacation!

Snakes, spiders, and bats in a tight space may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Kantemó, Mexico, is actually an incredible place to visit.

No more excuses! Book that time off and feel guiltless while doing so, since you'll be a better partner, parent, and employee as a result.

More and more people are working remotely. Now, alternative travel companies are offering what they are calling "co-workations" -- a combination of a creative business trip and inspirational adventure holiday for location-independent professionals.

From Hobbit holes to treehouses, these unique Airbnb havens promise a storybook escape.

From vintage trailers and tepees to mansions in the mountains, AirBnB has partnered with the National Parks Foundation for rentals near the country's natural treasures.

I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads.

Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from

A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible?

The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance.

A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact.

The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue.

Recommendations to eat less meat for environmental reasons won’t be included in the final 2015 dietary guidelines.

Adding vegetables or legumes to ground beef makes a burger that's tastier, healthier, and less environmentally damaging.

"Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent."

Guess which industry pushed that one through?

Samoa's To Sua Ocean Trench is a natural salt water swimming hole that looks too beautiful to be real.

And then they yell at cyclists for not following the rules.

Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car.

Actually, this is something every country needs.

Bigger wheels mean more stability and regular-bike feel, but it comes at a price.

Changing attitudes about cities and getting people out of cars takes a lot of work.

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.

If e-bikes are going to replace cars, they should be taken seriously and maintained properly by people who know what they are doing.

New studies find that sales are big and getting bigger. It's time to give them a safe place to ride.

We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right.

It's a little bit different from how you ride your bike, but not much.

These are the daily habits I've refined over the years and hope to see them doing someday.

If you're not into bar soap, here's an innovative option for liquid hand soap.

All the stuff I once viewed as clutter has become a precious resource for my socially-isolated family.

Every tiny apartment does not have to have an expensive Murphy bed.

Mira Schröder lives and works in a shop where she can make her bed disappear.

Designer Shanan Campanaro creates lovely home decor with eco-friendly materials.

Home-use pesticides many have worrisome toxins, so researchers set out to learn if the natural alternatives are effective.