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Wildlife Conservation Causes Deforestation in Colonial Namibia
In this Arcadia article, environmental historian Emmanuel Kreike explores the relationship between conservation and deforestation in twentieth-century Namibia.
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Entomology and Empire: Settler Colonial Science and the Campaign for Hawaiian Annexation
Pest control was a political act in late-nineteenth-century Hawaiʻi, helping sugarcane planters pursue annexation to the United States.
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Once Upon a Game Reserve: Sambisa and the Tragedy of a Forested Landscape
This article focuses on the loss of the Sambisa Forest as a game reserve due to the conflict between the Nigerian army and the terrorist group Boko Haram.
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The Beavercene: Eradication and Settler-Colonialism in Tierra del Fuego
Once introduced to promote the fur industry, beavers in Tierra del Fuego are now deemed an invasive population to be eradicated.