A ditadura militar no Brasil desempenhou um papel significativo na devastação do bioma do Cerrado e na violência contra aqueles que há muito protegem as suas terras—as comunidades indígenas que resistem há séculos.
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Injuries to the Environment and the Guarani in Cerrado during Brazil’s Military Dictatorship
The military dictatorship in Brazil played a significant role in the devastation of the Cerrado biome and the violence against those who have long protected their lands—the Indigenous communities who have resisted for centuries.
The case for weighing voles on your vacation
Visualize your dream vacation. Maybe you’re stretched out on a towel, listening to waves swell and crash on a sandy shore. Or taking the first bite of a still-warm, flaky croissant on a hotel balcony […]
The vernacular is not barbaric
Even their indigenous name, the Amazigh, has been colonized. But, what can the Amazigh, a culture that has lived sustainably for over 20,000 years, teach us about our fight against climate change and sustainable living?
Embracing an Atypical Approach to Invasion Science
A Methodological Misunderstanding “The analysis is currently very descriptive and is not sufficiently robust.” I received this disappointing feedback after defending my PhD thesis to a panel of examiners in July 2024. I had spent […]
Fluctuating and Fragmented: The History of Regulating the Tidal Salt Marsh near Wood Island in East Boston, Massachusetts
East Boston has the largest amount of made land in the City of Boston. It was originally comprised of five islands connected by acres of fluctuating tidal marshes and flats. The history of the Great Marsh exemplifies centuries of efforts to regulate and control the ambiguous space between land and sea.
Plant Blindness and “Seeing” Vegetal Timescales
What is the concept of “plant blindness”? How can the arts help us to appreciate different timescales and plants’ ways of being?
EHN’s 6th Anniversary Retrospective
To wrap up this year’s anniversary week, the EHN team would like to showcase three essays featuring the life world of plants, animals, and water.
The Role of Natural History Museum Collections in Conservation Science and Communication
In an era marked by a pressing global climate crisis and alarming rates of biodiversity loss, natural history museums stand out as beacons of hope in our collective struggle against environmental degradation.
Turning the Tide: A Queer Look at the Orca
I no longer think that science holds little or no bias. Through entrenching heteronormativity and patriarchy, biases hurt not only the queer community but all communities, because they display a skewed image of reality. But perhaps there is hope in stories such as the Orca’s Song, where an osprey and an orca can be wives.