A Place Without People
This documentary shows how the local population of Tanzania has been evicted to make way for the creation of the world’s most famous nature reserves.
nature reserves
Pragmatism and Poetry: National Parks and the Story of Canada
This article looks at the history of national parks in North America, particularly in relation to the size of the Canadian territory.
The Triglav National Park: A Century-Long Project
Arcadia, 2013, no. 13
The Swiss National Park: A Model of Nature Conservation for Scientific Research
Graphic novel: The Last Bison
A graphic novel for children inspired by the disappearance from Białowieża Primeval Forest of the wild European bison.
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
The WWF is one of the world’s biggest environmental protection organizations with more than five million supporters worldwide.
"A transformed Landscape: The Steppes of Ukraine and Russia"
David Moon talks about his visit to the Ukrainian steppes.
Gary Martin on "The Adaption of Local Knowledge Societies and Systems to Global Change"
Gary Martin talks about his research, which draws on case studies that he has developed through the Global Diversity Foundation (GDF) over the last decade.
Shen Hou on "Nature Conservation"
Shen Hou, Carson Fellow from February to July 2011, talks about her research project at the RCC. It explores the introduction, reception, and transformation of American ideas of nature conservation, and related practices in China.