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The Eighteenth-Century Climate of Jamaica Derived from the Journals of Thomas Thistlewood, 1750-1786
Examines the weather records of Thomas Thistlewood, a large property and slave-owner in eighteenth-century Jamaica.
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Highland Sanctuary: Environmental History in Tanzania's Usambara Mountains
Highland Sanctuary unravels the complex interactions among agriculture, herding, forestry, the colonial state, and the landscape in the Usambara mountains of Tanzania.
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The Swiss National Park: A Model of Nature Conservation for Scientific Research
Established in 1914, the Swiss National Park was one of Europe’s very first national parks. Scientific research became its hallmark and it became an important model for the establishment of protected areas around the world.
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Vicious: Wolves and Men in America
Jon Coleman investigates the sometimes violent and always controversial relationship between the two species.
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"Living With Parasites in Palo Verde National Park"
Eben Kirksey on how diverging values and obligations shape relationships in multi-species worlds.
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"Unruly Edges: Mushrooms as Companion Species"
Anna Tsing’s essay opens a door to multispecies landscapes as protagonists for histories of the world.
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"Medicinal Plants in New Zealand: Bridging the Gap between Medical and Environmental History"
Joanna Bishop explores the story of the introduction and use of medicinal plants in New Zealand and their botanical, medical, and environmental histories.
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Brand, Stewart, "4 Environmental Heresies"
Stewart Brand talks about cities, nuclear power, genetic modification, and geo-engineering.
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Jackson, Jeremy, “How We Wrecked the Ocean”
A leader in the study of the ecology and evolution of marine organisms, Jeremy Jackson is known for his deep understanding of geological time.
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Nadkarni, Nalini, "Conserving the Canopy"
Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees and communicates what she finds to non-scientists.