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Explorations in Environmental History

Arcadia is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for short, engaging environmental histories.
Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 14

Development and Degradation in the Lakes of Lapsista and Ioannina from the 1950s to the Present

by
Petros Perrakis Kollias

With the drying of its sister lake for purposes of agricultural development, Pamvotis is suffering accelerating degradation.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 13

Stevia as a Genetic Resource: Intellectual Property and Guaraní Strategies for Access-and-Benefit Sharing in Paraguay and Brazil

by
Eduardo Relly

The Guaraní accused global corporations such as Coca Cola and Cargill of using their traditional knowledge associated with the stevia plant and filed for an access-and-benefit sharing agreement.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 12

Capital Seeds and Hybrid Landscapes: Between Varied Landraces and Monotonous Technological Objects

by
Inês Gomes

This article discusses the intimate connection between seeds and landscapes through networks of non-corporate farmers, experts, politicians, and agricultural companies.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 11

The Backyard Chook: Australia’s Enduring Nest Egg

by
Catie Gressier

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, demand for backyard chickens soared. This article traces how, since settlement, Australians have turned to backyard chooks in times of crisis in pursuit of food security.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 10

Cosmopolitics in the Territories of Xnizaa: The Defense of Water in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico

by
Oscar Ulloa Calzada

What is the defense of water in Oaxaca, Mexico?

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 9

Visions of a Nuclear Apocalypse: Notions of Nature in the 1970s Antinuclear Movement

by
Robyn Gulliver

An enduring legacy of the antinuclear movement is its construction of a narrative connecting human survival to nature’s beneficence.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 8

Boar-der Fencing: Human-Animal Conflicts in the Danish Borderlands

by
Michael Eilenberg and Annika Pohl Harrisson

Fencing for biosecurity reasons is a contentious topic among pig farmers, environmental organizations, politicians, and borderland communities.

Arcadia, Spring 2023, no. 7

The Colonial Roots of the Kangaroo Controversy

by
Sophie Chao

This article situates contemporary debates over kangaroo-population management within Australia’s violent history of settler-colonial occupation and attendant environmental transformations.

Arcadia, Spring 2023, no. 6

The Struggle for Air: Mining, Dust, and Death on the South African Rand

by
Duncan Money

Underground mining on South Africa’s Rand transformed the air.

Arcadia, Spring 2023, no. 5

What Is a Fungus? Mycology’s Dada Moment

by
Nathan Smith

An article exploring the Dadaist undertones in fungal taxonomy.

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About Arcadia

Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication platform for short, illustrated, and engaging environmental histories. Embedded in a particular time and place, each story focuses on a site, event, person, organization, or species as it relates to nature and human society. By publishing digitally on the Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia promotes accessibility and visibility of original research in global environmental history and cognate disciplines.

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