Hear me while you can

Nature is life: Every breath you take, every drop you drink, every bite you eat — it all comes from nature. And by storing climate-warming carbon, ecosystems like forests and oceans help prevent the most dangerous effects of climate change. As valuable as nature is to our survival, it is also deeply threatened. Few places on the planet have escaped humankind’s presence.

We must work to protect nature. But it can be hard to care for a place you’ve never experienced.