Profoundly National Yet Transboundary: The Tatra National Parks
Arcadia, 2014, no. 16
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Evolution for World Heritage: The Galapagos Islands National Park
Arcadia, 2014, no. 14
Africa’s Mountains: Collecting and Interpreting the Past
This essay addresses the challenges of collecting and interpreting data for environmental history in East Africa’s highlands.
Pursuing Environmental History on India’s Himalayas: Challenges and Rewards
A reflection on the challenges of doing environmental history research in the diverse region of the Himalayas.
The Challenge of Scale in Environmental History: A Small Meditation on a Large Matter
Using the example of mountains in South America, this article illustrates how different ways of thinking about scale can shape the questions we ask.
Galápagos National Park
Since 1959 the Galápagos National Park has provided protection to the diverse and unique ecosystems of the Galápagos Islands.
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Debt-for-Nature Swap between the US and Guatemala
The United States and Guatemala agree to a debt-for-nature swap worth $24.4 million. The developing Central American country agreed to invest the savings to conservation work over the next 15 years.
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Establishment of the US National Park Service
On 25 August 1916 the US Congress established the National Park Service (NPS) which functions to manage National Parks throughout the nation.
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CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act)
CERCLA gives the EPA the authority to intervene in order to clean up sites that are or could be potentially hazardous to the environment or public.
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"Wildlife Conservation, Food Production and 'Development': Can They be Integrated? Ecological Agriculture and Elephant Conservation in Africa"
Marthe Kiley-Worthington discusses integration of wildlife conservation, food production and development in relation to ecological agriculture and elephant conservation in Africa.