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In this blog, formerly published as a ‘Snapshot’ in Environment and History (May 2024), Iaroslav Golubinov explores the impact of World War One on the environment of the Eastern Front in Europe. The impact of war on the environment is undeniable. In the twentieth century, large and small conflicts have caused severe damage to nature, … More BURNED OIL RIGS AND CUT WOODS: THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT

In this blog, originally published as a ‘Snapshot’ in Environment and History (May 2024), Ruby Ekkel investigates Superb lyrebird mimicry and its evolution due to environmental change and human intervention in their habitat. Here, the lyrebird is a multispecies historian, whose imitations provide mediated insights into the changing ecosystems of which it is part. On … More Mimicking Lyrebirds in Multispecies History

In this blog – a recent article in Plant Perspectives – Merve Ünsal describes the genesis and meaning of her sound art installation Into the Wind, which can be experienced here. While presenting Into the Wind at a climate emergency and gender conference in Gaziantep, Turkey in November 2023, I was approached by a woman who wanted … More INTO THE WIND: WRITING WITH A FIG TREE