We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth,
biologists claim—the first one caused by humans. Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists …

The idea of the earth as a vessel in space came of age in an era shaped by space travel and
the Cold War. Höhler's study brings together technology, science and ecology to explore the …

Decision-makers can choose between three broad classes of policy instruments to manage
ecosystem services: incentives, disincentives, and enabling measures. This chapter reviews …

Tiger conservation in India represents an excellent case study of the many challenges facing
conservation programs internationally. It is well understood that tigers are sensitive to …

This series presents some of the finest and most innovative work coming out of the current
landscapes of international and global historical scholarship. Grounded in empirical …

Environmental Winds challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged
solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. Instead, such formations have …

Cosmopolitanism has emerged as an important concept in geography and the social
sciences. The rise of mobility, circulation and transnational networks has been paralleled by …

In this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs
reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten …

Human-nature relations are diverse, multifaceted and often contradictory, especially the
relationships with animals. Mishmi people living on the Sino-India border claim tigers to be …

A penetrating anthropological inquiry into remote areas as understood by their inhabitants
and by the outsiders who encounter them This groundbreaking book is the first sustained …