Content Index

Interview with the author of one of the first environmental histories of the Ottoman Empire.

Examines Monteverde’s conservation and protected-area history and current situation through insights gained from first person interviews conducted with 40 area residents and a study of relevant secondary sources.

A collection of essays that explore the “paper landscapes” of the colonial literature and archives in search of the real environmental history of Indonesia.

Further Reading

Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1912 – July 1913. DMA NL 001/010.

Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1912 – July 1913. DMA NL 001/010.

This is a selection of original diary entries of German explorer Alfred Wegener, who participated in the Danish North Greenland Expedition (1912–1913) and is part of the virtual exhibition “The Wegener Diaries - Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice” authored by historian Christian Kehrt.

A graphic novel for children inspired by the disappearance from Białowieża Primeval Forest of the wild European bison.

Japan has one of the most eco-efficient economies in the world. The present paper looks at the history of two central policy measures designed to stimulate the emergence of a more sustainable industrial base.

This graphic novel tells the story of a town shaped by asbestos mining.