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"Conquering the Highlands: History of the Afforestation of the Scottish Uplands"
Jan Oosthoek explores the fascinating history of the afforestation of the Scottish uplands over the course of the twentieth century.
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The American People and the National Forests
A history of the role of American society in shaping the policies of the United States Forest Service.
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Forest Frontiers
The history of the tropical forests of Latin America and the Caribbean goes well beyond the much discussed deforestation that gathered such momentum starting in the 1960s and 70s. The extraction of timber and other resources, such as rubber, has altered the structure of some forests by depleting the species of precious woods and multiplying rubber trees. But despite efforts to nationalize these vast forested domains, their incorporation remains elusive.
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Walden; or Life in the Woods
First published in 1854, Walden details Thoreau’s experiences over the course of two years in a cabin amidst woodland near Walden Pond.
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson introduces the history and ecology of the Appalachian Trail.
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Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour
This film follows the filmmaker to the remote temperate rainforest of Vancouver Island, and shows how modern logging, in contrast to indigenous forestry practices, is leading to its rapid extinction.
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Molluscan Explosion: The Dutch Shipworm Epidemic of the 1730s
An invasive mollusk called the shipworm (Teredo navalis) attacked coastal dikes in the Netherlands in the 1730s, leading to changes in the design of dikes.
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"Green Colonialism and Forest Policies in South India, 1800-1900"
This article looks at the history of colonial forest policies in South India to argue that initially British destroyed most the accessible forests and used desiccationist fears to justify the colonial state’s monopolistic control over the forests.
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"Traditional knowledge in the Defence of the Cultural Landscape of Tlajomulco, Mexico"
The aim of this paper is to encourage conservation and prevent further deterioration around the traditional villages of Tlajomulco, Mexico by making more widely known the rich cultural landscape and the know-how of the inhabitants that has contributed to its conservation.
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"'All That Country Will Be Taken Up by the Thrifty Settler': Migration, Environment, and the Cutover Lands of Minnesota, USA from the 1890s to the 1930s"
This case study of deforested land in northern Minnesota, transformed by the lumber industry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, shows how differently institutions and individuals can think about climate and ecology when examining the connection between migration and climate.