"On Cattle and Ships: Culture, History, and Sustainable Development in Panama"
During the twentieth century, two different ways of relating with nature interacted in Panama…
During the twentieth century, two different ways of relating with nature interacted in Panama…
This paper explores the ideology of forest conservation and the evolution of silviculture in the post bellum Cape, as well as the socio-economic impact of these policies, focusing in particular on African populations residing in the Eastern Cape and the impoverished woodcutters from the Knysna Forests.
This paper aims (1) to contribute to a nuanced history of forest change in southeastern Mexico; and (2) to explore the role of institutional development in reducing deforestation rates.
Reinhold Reith, Carson Fellow from October 2009 to March 2010, talks about his work on ‘An Environmental History of the Early Modern Period.’
Intended to address the alarming rate of deforestation worldwide, this series documents the efforts of indigenous peoples across the globe to find alternatives to exploitative and destructive forest practices.
A summary of a document produced for the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe.
A collection of essays that explore the “paper landscapes” of the colonial literature and archives in search of the real environmental history of Indonesia.
This book provides the first comprehensive examination of nontimber forest products (NTFPs) in the United States, illustrating their diverse importance, describing the people who harvest them, and outlining the steps that are being taken to ensure access to them.
This paper discusses one especially vigorous wing of the satoyama revitalization movement in Japan: the mobilization to recreate forests that produce highly valued matsutake mushrooms.
At the 1873 annual meeting of AAAS, Franklin B. Hough argued for protection of America’s forests and conducted the first national investigation of wildland fire.