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One Century of Reindeer on South Georgia: From Introduction to Eradication
Beginning in 2013, reindeer on South Georgia—originally brought to the island by whalers in 1911—were eradicated in order to safeguard local biodiversity.
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Dreams of Optimizing the Ocean: The 1970 Deepsea Ventures Mining Test and Artificial Upwelling
In contrast to today’s environmental concerns, the first deep-sea-mining environmental impact assessment, undertaken in the early 1970s, focused on the potential positive side effects.
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Plastics in the Peaks: The Hidden Threat to Himalayan Wildlife
As Himalayan wildlife is endangered by improper waste disposal practices, activist groups like Waste Warriors are working to solve this crisis.
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Struggles over Water Rights and Legitimacy in Nairobi
In the face of neglect and exclusion, Nairobi slum dwellers have found ways to provide for themselves, diverting water from the grid and selling it to other residents.
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Taming the Danube: Floodplain Regulation in the Machland
The history of the Danube regulation in the Austrian Machland during the nineteenth century shows the enormous efforts made to transform a dynamic river landscape into a navigable waterway and a stable floodplain that supports the various human demands.
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The Natural and Social Conditions for Soil Nutrients: The Case of a Mediterranean Village in the 1860s
Analysing the natural and social conditions for soil nutrients in the small Catalan village of Sentmenat during the 1860s, this interdisciplinary study aims to bridge the gap between history and ecology in order to draw lessons for sustainable agricultural systems from the pre-industrial era.
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South African Eden – The Kruger National Park
Striving to create a “South African Eden,” the Kruger National Park was established in 1926 under the leadership of warden James Stevenson-Hamilton. Since this time, the park has developed into one the greatest and most renowned game reserves in the world.
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Resources and Revolution: Mexico’s Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl National Park
On 8 November 1935, Mexico’s president, Lázaro Cárdenas (1934–1940), established the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl National Park, the first of nearly forty national parks he would create within the next few years. By 1940, Mexico had more parks than any other country in the world.
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Munich and Its Isar River: A Rafting Port on an Alpine River
The construction of a bridge over the Isar River was a crucial factor in the foundation of the city of Munich in 1158.
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A Latecoming Pioneer: Austria's Hohe Tauern National Park
Between 1981 and 1992 the Austrian federal states of Carinthia, Salzburg, and Tyrol established the Hohe Tauern National Park as Austria’s first national park in the Alpine mountain range of the same name.