Nature — ‘Communities already have the solutions’: why I advocate for Indigenous knowledge

Earth.Org — Review: ‘Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement’

Atmos Magazine — Healing the Land with Indigenous Science

Ms. Magazine — November 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us (Best New Feminist Books)

American Libraries Magazine — Booklist’s Read ’n’ Rave Books

LatinoUSA — Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez

Allegheny Front — An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently

NPR — “Fresh Banana Leaves: An Indigenous Approach to Science”

Teen Vogue — Decolonizing Conservation: Native Communities Know How to Protect Nature

YES! Magazine — The Tree That Saved My Father’s Life

Science Friday — Indigenous Knowledge Is Central To Climate Solutions

HipLatina — First Indigenous Professor at University of Washington to Teach on Climate Change Introductory Course

One Earth — Five Women Scientists Working to Save the World

UN News — COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

NMSU Roundup — Environmental scientist gives insight to the impact of Indigenous sciences

Green Dreamer — Jessica Hernandez: Healing with Indigenous Science and Holistic Thinking

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness — What’s Indigenous Science? with Dr Jessica Hernandez

Pulitzer Arts Foundation — Book Talk: Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D. – Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science

CIIS Public Programs — Jessica Hernandez: On Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science

Occidental College — Core Event: Dr Jessica Hernandez — “Beyond Acknowledgements: Indigenous Ways of Knowing”

Earwolf (Podcast) — Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science – Podcast with Dr Jessica Hernandez

The Greatfull Podcast — EP21: Nature Protects Us When We Protect Nature – Jessica Hernandez

WHOI Oceanus — What makes science, science? Indigenous scholar asks WHOI community to stay curious

Penguin Random House — “There’s a Book For That” – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

NMSU Roundup — Environmental scientist gives insight to the impact of Indigenous sciences

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​​— DR. JESSICA HERNANDEZ, FRESH BANANA LEAVES

“Taking care of nature and nature taking care of us in return is the greatest teaching my father has taught me... nature protects us as long as we protect nature.”