Looks at the relations between “man and the land” through the lens of part-time farming in Italy and China.
The multinational, agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto developed the first widely used genetically modified crop with the introduction of the “Roundup Ready” soybean.
This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Earth in Our Hands”—written and curated by historian Nina Möllers.
Together with the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, the Deutsches Museum hosted a major special exhibition on the Anthropocene from December 2014 – September 2016, which was curated by Nina Möllers. Coined by the atmospheric chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Paul J. Crutzen, the term “Anthropocene” describes the idea of a new geological era shaped by deep interventions into nature by humans as biological and geological agents.
Nina Möllers
An ethnographic documentary film that follows an aging misfit bachelor as he negotiates his status in a world changed by nature conservation and the loss of traditional farming and forestry in Poland’s Białowieża Forest.
In this paper, it is argued that many social practices serve human purposes and also provide a setting for the emergence of environmental value.
This article discusses the controversial issue of agrarian development in the Nicaraguan countryside, with a particular focus on the concept of progress in farming practices.
This article looks at how forest management policies in Ghana have been influenced by desires to maximize timber production, with negative consequences.
This article examines the significance of “peasant seeds” and outlines the development of the “Peasant Seed Network” movement.
Enjoy your Meal! tracks down the origin of a meal prepared by renowned chefs.
The documentary explores the lives of five young people who have decided to become small-scale farmers.
