Conquering the Highlands: A History of the Afforestation of the Scottish Uplands
Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands.
Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands.
Douglas E. Booth discusses valuation and policy surrounding preservation of old-growth forest ecosystems.
In this essay, Nicole Klenk uses different interpretations of nature to make three distinct but related points relevant to forestry.
This volume focuses on environmental knowledge production in the United States by taking as starting points the impact of natural catastrophes and of public debates on climate change and environmental threats.
The article examines how the Japanese occupation of Malaysia between 1942 and 1945 highlights the interrelation between war and the natural environment as forming an integral part of the national narrative and global environmentalism.
This Ecotopia Earth First! newsletter includes Judi Bari’s call for action in the endangered Headwaters Forest, the EF! blockade of MAXXAM redwoods logging in Redway, and helicopter logging in Albion. The issue of tree spiking is discussed, as well as Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the harmful effects of a landfill in an Indian reservoir. Demonstrators against logging operations “confess” their trespassing “sins.”
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