"Man and the Natural World: Reflections on History and Anthropology"
The efforts of both anthropologists and historians have been weakened by a failure to take into account what the other half were doing…
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"Past Environments through Palynology: A Short Appraisal with Reference to the Western Ghats"
The science of palynology has proved to be a good tool to reconstruct the past, to build up archaeological scenarios and to record climatic changes during the Holocene period. However, the terms employed to denote climate, like arid and humid, are often used without proper definitions, ignoring intricacies of climate…
"Editorial" for Environment and History 2, no.2, South Asia special issue (June, 1996)
Introduction to a special issue that reflects the rapid growth of research in environmental history now apparent throughout the South Asian region.
"Ghosts of the Past: Where does Environmental History Begin?"
The present environment of Australia represents a palimpsest which records a history of past climates, nutrient poor soils, burning, and increasing aridity. The details of the history are not readily disentangled…
Bioinvaders
Fourteen environmental historians investigate the rhetoric and realities of exotic, introduced, and ‘alien’ species.
Mount Olympus National Park
Greece’s first national park, at Mount Olympus, the country’s highest mountain, is declared in 1938.
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Siberian Lake Baikal named World Heritage Site
UNESCO recognizes the area’s exceptionally diverse flora and fauna and its value to scientific research.
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“Red List” of threatened species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publishes its “Red List” of endangered animal and plant species.
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Kew Gardens
Princess Augusta and Lord Bute establish the first botanic garden at Kew.
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Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae
The Swedish physician and botanist Carl Linnaeus publishes the tenth edition of his book Systema Naturae, which then provides the foundations for modern zoological taxonomy.
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