Martin Vrba is a Czech journalist, essayist, and researcher. Based in Prague, he writes about systemic emergencies such as the climate and ecological crises and their political, cultural, and socio-economic implications.
Articles
07.10.2025
War Ecology: Can Ukraine’s Green Transition Neutralise the Russian Threat?
Although the conflict has been devastating, it provides an opportunity to make Ukraine more resilient in the long term.
Read more09.09.2025
The Unravelling of a Success Story: How Politics Is Killing Europe’s Wolves
The EU’s fresh support for culling threatens wolves and bears and fails to ensure co-existence between humans and large predators.
Read more14.01.2025
The Race for the Melting Arctic
Following Donald Trump’s remarks about a possible US annexation of Greenland, the High North has come under renewed international focus.
Read more12.06.2024
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering
Martin Vrba calls for transparent research on still-opaque technologies.
Read more23.06.2023
Why Ukraine’s Reconstruction Must Be Green
Ukraine’s reconstruction is only partly a matter for the future: housing, agriculture and the energy grid require immediate action.
Read more13.06.2023
Climate Scepticism the Russian Way
The battle for the future of Russia has planetary dimensions, argues Martin Vrba.
Read more26.01.2023
On the Edge of the Sixth Mass Extinction: How Can We Prevent It?
Postponing action on biodiversity could be a death sentence for many species on the planet and costly for humankind. Here's what we can still do.
Read more30.11.2022
Running Dry: Protecting the Right to Water in Europe
Martin Vrba explains why privatised water cannot bring about the resilience needed to face a warming world.
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