Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks
An account of how national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
An account of how national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
A collection of essays that, as a whole, considers strong private property rights as crucial for environmental protection.
An analysis of public parks in the United States, from a communitarian perspective.
Mark Dowie’s provocative critique of the mainstream American environmental movement.
This book investigates how indigenous peoples from various cultures interact with and conceptualize their environments, past and present.
The WWF is one of the world’s biggest environmental protection organizations with more than five million supporters worldwide.
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, 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.
This paper provides a historical overview of the formation of the system of federal conservation units existent in Brazil as of 2006 and examines selected aspects of their current status.
This article traces contentious debates throughout the years leading up to and following the creation of the Australian Forestry School, between and among leading foresters throughout the British Empire born outside of Australia on the one hand, and, on the other, professionally trained foresters and Australian politicians who had been born in Australia.