Stephen Leahy has been reporting on the Earth’s biosphere — our planet’s thin layer of life — for 25 years. His work appears in National Geographic News , Vice Motherboard , The Guardian , Maclean’s, Mongabay, Ensia, and many other publications. He was senior environment correspondent for the Inter Press News Service, the world’s largest not-for-profit global news agency.
In 2018 he received the SEAL Environmental Journalism Award for his reporting at National Geographic and VICE. He previously received the United Nations Global Prize for Climate Change and Environment Reporting.
Stephen is also author of award-winning book: Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use To Make Everyday Products , judged the best Canadian science book of 2014.
Prior to journalism, Stephen had a successful career in the private sector. He is currently a Fellow at the International League of Conservation Writers and professional member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Writer’s Union of Canada and is based in Uxbridge north of Toronto.