About Us
Ensia is a media platform that's out to change the world. Powered by the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment and cutting across disciplines, ideologies, sectors and continents, our print and online magazine and events showcase solutions to Earth's biggest environmental challenges.
Contributors
Ensia writers, photographers, videographers, designers and artists bring diverse perspectives from around the world.
Staff
The Ensia team is committed to discovering and delivering new ideas, new information and new inspiration through our print and online magazine and event series.
Support
The support of generous benefactors allows us to bring solution-focused content to a global audience.
Archives
View back issues of Ensia and Momentum, Ensia's print magazine predecessor, from 2008 to today.
Funders
Ensia is funded by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment and a major grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Awards
Ensia's print magazine, event series and multimedia productions have received regional and national recognition. The awards are a testament to the creativity and dedication of the Ensia team and its commitment to excellence in environmental communications.
Industry
Ensia’s unique approach to print communication has received recognition from leaders in the magazine industry. We’ve won numerous awards from the Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Association (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009), including Gold awards for overall excellence, overall design, feature writing and more.
Education
We’ve received recognition from our academic peers as well: Council for Advancement & Support of Education Circle of Excellence (2011), University and College Designers Association Design Competition (2011), and the University of Minnesota Maroon and Gold Awards (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009).
Thanks
Thanks to our partners at smashLAB for their assistance in the design and development of this website.
Republishing
We are glad to share Ensia articles under the terms of Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. Please be sure to attribute the writer and Ensia as the original source and link to the Ensia article at the beginning of your repost. You are also welcome to post just the beginning of an article with a link to Ensia to continue reading. Images and other visuals are not included in this license. For overall questions related to republishing, please send a message to contact@ensia.com. For specific questions related to visuals, please send a message to sarah@ensia.com.
The views expressed at Ensia are those of the sources and not necessarily of Ensia, the Institute on the Environment, the University of Minnesota or other funders or partners. We reserve the right to review, edit and approve comments posted to the site.
