The “Plantationocene” has gained traction in the environmental humanities as a way of
conceptualizing the current era otherwise nominated as the Anthropocene, Capitalocene, or …

examination of the rapidly growing field of political ecology. Located at the intersection of
geography, anthropology, sociology, and environmental history, political ecology is one of …

" This book offers something truly new and profound about the Black Atlantic: a glimpse of
the presence of African foods, plants, and bodies of everyday knowledge that define Africa's …

The Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities provides a comprehensive,
transnational, and interdisciplinary map to the field, offering a broad overview of its founding …

The much-publicized quest for miracle drug plants in tropical rainforests has provided
compelling support for the preservationist agenda. This article questions the assumptions …

Leaf vegetables and other edible greens are a crucial component of traditional diets in sub-
Saharan Africa, used popularly in soups, sauces, and stews. In this review, we trace the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Considerable medicinal plant research in Brazil has
focused on indigenous and mixed-race (caboclo and caiçara) communities, but relatively …

The use of fire by cattle ranchers is a major source of conflict between conservationists and
local communities in tropical savannas. We evaluate the role of traditional pastoral …

The term 'diaspora'is inherently geographical, implying a scattering of people over space
and transnational connections between people and places. Geography clearly lies at the …

The recent eastward enlargement of the European Union in 2004 and in 2007 has
increased the cultural diversity within the borders of the union, and these expansions have …