Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes is an environmental journalist telling stories of society's most oppressed. She's been published in The Guardian, Yale Climate Connections, The Verge, Vox, and more. Think of this newsletter as a digital postcard from a friend.

The Amazon's Oil Problem

Amazonian countries came together this week to discuss the future of the rainforest. They walked away with little to show.

When a Farm Is a Forest

In Brazil, small-scale farmers are re-learning the ancient ways of agroforestry, which may be the answer to protecting the Amazon.

How We Were Made

Disabled people face some of the greatest risks from the climate crisis — but what does "ability" really mean?

Climate Heartbreak

Is it climate anxiety or climate grief you're feeling? Or is it actually climate heartbreak?

A Climate Message in Pixar's 'Elemental'

The new animated Pixar film 'Elemental' centers around a family that leaves their homelands after a devastating storm — and the struggles of immigration.