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Becoming a Virgin Forest: From Remote Sensing to Erasing Environmental History
As virgin forests become carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots, their coproduced history is consigned to oblivion.
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Missionizing and Transforming the Land: Alexander Merensky in Botshabelo
With the foundation of the mission village Botshabelo, new plant and animal species settle in this region, whose landscape is heavily altered.
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The Tragedy of the Paradise Parrot
The tragic story of the Paradise Parrot is haunted by both the spectre and the reality of extinction.
Multimedia | book excerpt
Taming Fruit: How Orchards Have Transformed the Land, Offered Sanctuary, and Inspired Creativity
Excerpt from Taming Fruit: How Orchards Have Transformed the Land, Offered Sanctuary, and Inspired Creativity by Bernd Brunner.
Multimedia | book, full-text
A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness, vol. 1
Volume 1 of 3 of A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.
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Una tormenta perfecta en la Amazonía
Spanish translation of chapter 1 from Timothy J. Killeen’s book A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.
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Uma tempestade perfeita na Amazônia
Spanish translation of chapter 1 from Timothy J. Killeen’s book A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.
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Capital Seeds and Hybrid Landscapes: Between Varied Landraces and Monotonous Technological Objects
This article discusses the intimate connection between seeds and landscapes through networks of non-corporate farmers, experts, politicians, and agricultural companies.
Multimedia | journal article
“Roots through Asphalt: A Conversation with Sonja Dümpelmann”
In this Springs article, landscape historian Sonja Dümpelmann and Rachel Carson Center editor Pauline Kargruber discuss plants in an urban environment.