In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology f
When people travel they take their plants and plant lore with them. In some cultures, making medicinal plants mobile is essential to survival, and nearly every culture has some sort of folk remedy the
The 13 papers are from two anthropology conferences held in Salford and Manchester, England in 2003. Among the topics are traditional medical knowledge and 21st-century healthcare, the many valuations
Since the 1970s and 1980s, Monte Verde, Costa Rica has emerged as one of the most renowned sites of nature conservation and ecotourism in Costa Rica, and some would argue, Latin America. It has receiv
The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainfore
"The text itself is useful, entertaining, and informative. In addition, each chapter is a model for modern ethnobotanical studies. Rather than simply cataloguing plant use, each researcher analyzes th
The contributors are for the most part academics--in sociology, anthropology, biology, environment and resource studies, philosophy, geography, ethnoecology, religious studies, economics--all with pas
Noting that the United Arab Emirates and Qatar currently have the largest ecological footprints in the world, with Kuwait third, and Saudi Arabia 11th, social and environmental scientists in the Persi
Contemporary public discourses about the ocean are routinely characterized by scientific and environmentalist narratives that imagine and idealize marine spaces in which humans are absent. In contrast
Trees, Knots and Outriggers (Kaynen Muyuw) is the culmination of twenty-five years of work by Frederick H. Damon and his attention to cultural adaptations to the environment in Melanesia. Damon detail
This book presents current research in the political ecology of indigenous revival and its role in nature conservation in critical areas in the Americas. An important contribution to evolving studies
The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainfore
Trees, Knots and Outriggers (Kaynen Muyuw) is the culmination of twenty-five years of work by Frederick H. Damon and his attention to cultural adaptations to the environment in Melanesia. Damon detail
