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Blurring Boundaries: Nahuel Huapi National Park
Latin America’s first national park derived from private and public ideas and became a template for regional conservation.
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More Than a “Paper Park”: Tayrona, a Caribbean Paradise
In this Arcadia article, Claudia Leal shows how the early history of Colombia’s Tayrona National Park reveals the extent to which it has been shaped by state policies: evictions, restrictions to land use, and a fierce battle against tourism interests.
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Corridors, Concessions, and the Extraction of Natural Resources in Liberia
This article is a critique of the “open door” development policy promoted by the Liberian government after World War II, and shows the environmental and social impact of state reliance on foreign direct investment.
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National Parks in Britain: The Social Democratic Paradox
Matthew Kelly describes how national parks were a component of the social democratic transformation of post-war Britain, which quickly became a focus for anxiety about the rise of mass car ownership and agricultural intensification.
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Chasing Ice
This film follows photographer James Balog’s multi-year record of the impacts of climate change on the Arctic.
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Waking the Green Tiger
This film follows a resistance movement to the building of a dam on the Upper Yangtze River in southern China, highlighting Chairman Mao’s efforts to subjugate nature in the name of progress.
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About the Exhibition | Neva and Danube Rivers
This exhibition shows some of the many links between the Neva River in St. Petersburg and the Viennese Danube discovered during the joint Russian-Austrian research project “The Long-Term Dynamics of Fish Populations and Ecosystems of European Rivers.”
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Tambogrande: Mangos, Murder, Mining
This film follows resistance to mining companies and the Peruvian government by local residents, focusing on the small town of Tambogrande.
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Vienen Por El Oro, Vienen Por Todo [They Came For The Gold, They Came For It All]
This film follows an Argentinian town which must struggle to decide whether to allow a gold mine that could reduce poverty but also uses toxic mining methods.
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Kahlschlag: Der Kampf um Brasiliens letzte Wälder [Clearcutting: The Fight for Brazil's Last Forests]
This film follows the residents of Brazil’s virgin forests as they struggle to maintain their identity in the face of environmental exploitation.