• A new study from Nature Ecology & Evolution supposedly shows that acceptance of evolution is linked to lack of scientific knowledge. (evolutionnews.org)
  • Logging of intact, native forests increases the risk and severity of fire, and likely had a profound effect on the recent, catastrophic Australian bushfires, according to new research published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution by a team from the University of Queensland, ANU, Macquarie University, and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (wcs.org)
  • By reconstructing a materialist conception of nature and society, Marx's Ecology challenges the spiritualism prevalent in the modern Green movement, pointing toward a method that offers more lasting and sustainable solutions to the ecological crisis. (monthlyreview.org)
  • He demonstrates the centrality of ecology for a materialist conception of history, and of historical materialism for an ecological movement. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Marx's Ecology is a bold,exciting interpretation of the historical background and context of Marx's ecological thought and a fascinating exploration of environmental history. (monthlyreview.org)
  • In this project, we wanted to know: can students develop an understanding of the ecological nature of science that is useful and productive in environmental citizenship? (caryinstitute.org)
  • To address this question, we began by developing a conceptual framework which addressed questions regarding (1) explicit teacher instruction of the nature of science through ecology and (2) student understanding of the nature of science, ecological evidence and contemporary environmental issues. (caryinstitute.org)
  • Students can develop ENOS mastery when they have direct experience creating arguments from ecological evidence of diverse types in equally diverse contexts, reflect on ENOS, and have scaffolded experiences transferring ENOS within ecology and to other arenas. (caryinstitute.org)
  • High quality ecological data and models will quantify benefits to nature from investments made and help to reduce risk in future nature markets. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • Dark ecology has the potential to be the punk rock or experimental pop of ecological thinking. (blogspot.com)
  • Picking up where his most obvious predecessors, Gregory Bateson and Felix Guattari, left off, Morton understands mental ecology as the ground zero of ecological thinking, as that which must be redressed before anything else and above all. (blogspot.com)
  • Focusing on deep ecologists' notion of "identification" with nature, Diehm argues that deep ecological theory is less conceptually problematic than is sometimes thought, and offers valuable insights into what a sense of connection to nature entails, what its attitudinal and behavioral effects might be, and how it might be nurtured and developed. (rowman.com)
  • Eugenius Warming's work with ecological plant geography led to the founding of ecology as a discipline. (wikipedia.org)
  • Major contributions included: Eduard Suess' and Vladimir Vernadsky's work with the biosphere, Arthur Tansley's ecosystem, Charles Elton's Animal Ecology, and Henry Cowles ecological succession. (wikipedia.org)
  • Human ecology began in the early 20th century and it recognized humans as an ecological factor. (wikipedia.org)
  • In this article, we ask how considerations about moral (and immoral) ecologies have motivated and shaped ecological resistance movements. (equinoxpub.com)
  • It gives an overview about theory, statistical methods and applications of community ecology and macroecology, as well as consequences for regional and global conservation prioritisation. (senckenberg.de)
  • In Connection to Nature, Deep Ecology, and Conservation Social Science: Human-Nature Bonding and Protecting the Natural World , Christian Diehm analyzes the relevance of the philosophy of deep ecology to contemporary discussions of human-nature connectedness. (rowman.com)
  • This book is closely informed by, and engages at length with, conservation social science, which Diehm draws on to assess the claims of deep ecology theorists, resolve long-standing problems associated with their work, investigate the impacts of time outdoors on human-nature bonding, and critically review the biophilia hypothesis. (rowman.com)
  • For the 'conservation social sciences' that study this subject, Diehm shows how the philosophy of deep ecology can help clarify core ideas. (rowman.com)
  • Demonstrating an impressive grasp of research in environmental education and conservation psychology, he draws parallels between discoveries in these fields and principles of deep ecology, building a case for free access to nature across the spectrum from cities to wilderness, and formative experiences in nature that can be achieved through simple means. (rowman.com)
  • Conservation stemmed from the science of ecology. (wikipedia.org)
  • The history of ecology is intertwined with the history of conservation efforts, in particular the founding of the Nature Conservancy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Grazing is a key measure to preserve natural pastures, which are some of Sweden's most important habitats from a nature and cultural conservation point of view. (lu.se)
  • This seminar highlights the challenges underlying the management of pressure from grazing, such as the risks it poses to biodiversity, and the role that innovations such as virtual fencing could play in livestock management and nature conservation in pastures. (lu.se)
  • Representatives from the sustainable finance and investment sector have been on a farm visit organised by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) as part of a major programme to improve integration between the financial sector and biodiversity. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • The visit was an opportunity to showcase new technologies and how the data they collect can optimise planning for biodiversity interventions, and verify public and private investment in nature-positive land management. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • Professor Richard Pywell, Head of Biodiversity science at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, said, "This was an excellent opportunity to bring members of the finance community to a working farm and highlight some of the science-led approaches needed to develop investment markets for nature recovery. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • The Integrating Finance & Biodiversity for a Nature Positive Future is a £7million programme co-led by the Natural Environment Research Council and Innovate UK. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • The methods include landscape-level field studies, experimental ecology, molecular approaches, modeling of biodiversity and ecosystem services, remote sensing, as well as quantitative and qualitative social science methods. (lu.se)
  • LU Land breakfast seminar #25: Grazing and biodiversity - can we improve nature values through adjustments in grazing pressure and innovations in grazing systems? (lu.se)
  • A team of master teachers, science educators, and ecologists collectively developed this framework for an ecology related nature of science (ENOS). (caryinstitute.org)
  • To understand better this complexity, ecologists use tools and knowledge to try to find patterns in nature. (caryinstitute.org)
  • In our this DRK-12 project, we asked: Can students develop an understanding of the nature of science as it pertains to ecology in high school biology and environmental science classes in a way that is useful and productive in environmental citizenship? (caryinstitute.org)
  • Beginning with simple observations--a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter, the first blossom of spring wildflowers--Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology, ecology, and poetry, explaining the science binding together ecosystems that have cycled for thousands--sometimes millions--of years. (paracay.com)
  • More than 1 million square kilometres of the sea below 200 metres in depth are being ploughed by trawlers, according to estimates 1 , and the next decade will see expansion of oil, gas and mineral extraction into deeper and deeper waters 2 (see go.nature.com/brhbll ). (nature.com)
  • From the outlook of the environmental humanities, human geography, and political ecology, Archives of the Planetary Mine explores the global South as a geographical region enrolled as a worldwide provider, consumer, and driver of nature and energy commodities, and as a location of experience and resistance organized in relation to, and beyond, capitalist extraction. (kth.se)
  • The world's leading authorities in sensory ecology are invited to Lund to deliver an outstanding program of lectures covering all animal senses. (lu.se)
  • LU Profile Area: Nature based future solutions is a research environment that gathers researchers in a unique way from disciplines across Lund University. (lu.se)
  • Foster criticizes the current version of environmentalism that equates Marxism and modernity with the degradation of nature and points towards a sophisticated and less nostalgic environmentalism which sees capitalism, not modernity, as the essential problem to be addressed. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Sustainable World Radio creates podcasts about the natural world and brings you interviews and news about ethnobotany, herbal medicine, Permaculture, organic gardening, sustainability, ecology, and regenerative farming. (libsyn.com)
  • The course focuses on the 'political' character of sustainability issues, that is, the necessarily power-laden nature of both sustainability problems themselves, and the solutions that are proposed to address them. (lu.se)
  • The Nature Trust of BC raises funds needed to conserve rare and environmentally valuable ecosystems. (naturetrust.bc.ca)
  • In California's Best Nature Walks , Charles Hood reveals the golden state's unique ecosystems, guiding you through 32 spectacular natural areas, with advice on deciphering the terrain. (ptreyesbooks.com)
  • During this ecology walk, Kathryn will show how trees and other species can tell us how to read the story of the forest in different ecosystems, and why Atlanta's urban forest is so special, from parks and greenspaces to our own backyards. (bhnp.org)
  • In many cases, religious leaders have become environmental influencers, championing nature-based solutions that experts say are crucial to saving the ecosystems that underpin human society. (yale.edu)
  • The course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of political ecology as an approach to understand and analyze the interactions between social and environmental change. (lu.se)
  • The course provides an overview of the main theoretical concepts, debates and methodological approaches in current political ecology research. (lu.se)
  • Introduction to political ecology: This theme introduces the course and focuses on the emergence and development of political ecology as an analytical approach (rather than a coherent theory) and provides an overview of fundamental assumptions, concepts, key debates and current streams of political ecology research. (lu.se)
  • It introduces feminist political ecology scholarship and intersectionality as an analytical tool to analyze how overlapping relations of power rooted in class, gender, race and ethnicity shape, and are shaped by, the environment and natural resource use. (lu.se)
  • Ecology and materiality in political ecology: This theme focuses on potential tensions between material and constructivist perspectives in relation to environmental issues, and ongoing debates on engagements with the 'political' and the 'ecology' in political ecology scholarship. (lu.se)
  • In this part of the course, we explore the various ways in which political ecology scholarship engages with the biophysical and material dimensions of environmental processes and how these influence how problems are understood and portrayed. (lu.se)
  • Whether I end up using political ecology or not in my thesis it has forced me to think about what science can do and I want my thesis to do. (lu.se)
  • To study the work and biography of Carl Gustav Jung is to realize how inspiring nature was to the development of his scientific and personal worldview. (bvsalud.org)
  • Emphasizing the foundational role of ecologically-inclusive identities in pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, Diehm demonstrates that having a sense of connection to nature is more important than many environmental advocates have realized, and that deep ecology has much to add to the increasingly pressing conversations about it. (rowman.com)
  • Our analysis demonstrates that a focus on moral ecologies has often resonated widely, facilitated new and cross-cutting coalitions, and in some cases garnered elite support and signilcantly inmuenced national politics and landscapes. (equinoxpub.com)
  • In the course Soil and Plant Ecology we explore the intersection of biological, chemical, and geological processes that shape the soil environment. (lu.se)
  • The latest schedule for the course Soil and Plant Ecology in the schedule software TimeEdit. (lu.se)
  • Ecology influenced the social sciences and humanities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Yet those of us who are not historians of thought will still find Foster's basic theses about Darwin and Marx and ecology to be fascinating and clearly stated. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Charles Darwin's work also contributed to the science of ecology, and Darwin is often attributed with progressing the discipline more than anyone else in its young history. (wikipedia.org)
  • The plasticity of the brain is the basis of cognitive modifiability, which is highly dependent on the amount and quality of interactions with the human environment-ecology-of the individual. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Arcadian ecology advocates for a "simple, humble life for man" and a harmonious relationship with humans and nature. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Hendred Estate is one of the study farms in the UKCEH-led AgZero+ programme supporting the UK's transition towards sustainable and carbon-neutral domestic food production that has a positive effect on nature. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • Achieving meaningful nature recovery will require new investment mobilised from the private sector to help implement more and better sustainable, low-carbon land management practices. (ceh.ac.uk)
  • The concept of 'moral ecologies' involves expectations of reciprocal, just, and sustainable relations between society and environment, which we consider a central concern of environmental movements. (equinoxpub.com)
  • Ecology is a new science and considered as an important branch of biological science, having only become prominent during the second half of the 20th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • Don't go for just any walk, take a sensory nature walk! (maldenpubliclibrary.org)
  • Now in its third decade, the international postgraduate course Sensory Ecology runs for two weeks and is limited to 40 participants. (lu.se)
  • To respond to the opportunities and dangers of the world quickly and effectively, each species must possess a sensory system that is uniquely optimised to its particular ecology. (lu.se)
  • This "sensory ecology" has driven the remarkable range of sensory systems we find in Nature today. (lu.se)
  • The Reflections and Lesson Examples page contains fuller descriptions of what we have identified as key understandings we hope to achieve in teaching Ecology NOS. (caryinstitute.org)
  • Lasaine, Shelby, "Networks in nature: applying cultural ecology for stewardship" (2018). (depaul.edu)
  • In coordination with roundtable discussions, a team of CDC staff and representatives from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health, State Veterinary Committee, Ministry of Emergency Situations, and State Committee for Ecology and Nature Protection facilitated a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization ( OHZDP ) Workshop in November 2018 to work together to identify Uzbekistan's zoonotic diseases of greatest concern. (cdc.gov)
  • Explore some of California's most exquisite landscapes with this accessible hiking guidebook featuring descriptions of the flora, fauna, and ecology hikers will discover along the trail. (ptreyesbooks.com)
  • He shows that Marx, known as a powerful critic of capitalist society, was also deeply concerned with the changing human relationship to nature. (monthlyreview.org)
  • It has given me a new understanding of the totality of Marx's materialism and his development of the dialectic of human society and nature. (monthlyreview.org)
  • In Marx's Ecology, John Bellamy Foster brilliantly expands our understanding of Marx's thought, proving that Marx understood alienation to encompass human estrangement from the natural world. (monthlyreview.org)
  • With the beginning of the 21 st century, research on the human connection with nature has surged, in the sense of people's emotional affiliation with nature, understanding of interdependence, and motivation to protect the natural world. (rowman.com)
  • Diehm's accessible book is a nuanced and thoughtful account of human-nature connection. (rowman.com)
  • This book is a must read for those wanting to better understand the ideas behind human-nature connectivity. (rowman.com)
  • His ideas of 'identification-as-belonging' and 'identification-as-kinship' break new theoretical ground and shine a spotlight on the significance of Arne Naess's deep ecology and its broader significance for enhancing decision-making to improve quality of life for all on a planet in peril. (rowman.com)
  • In honor of this outstanding researcher, the European Journal of Forest Research initiates the series of Ernst Assmann Reviews on Production Ecology and Quantitative Silviculture . (springer.com)
  • Welcome to dive into research discussions in the nexus of land-use, aerosols, climate, health and nature-based solutions! (lu.se)
  • This Grand seminar is organised by LU Profile Area: Nature based solutions, LTHs Profile Area: Aerosols and the Strategic Research Areas MERGE and BECC. (lu.se)
  • His perspective of nature as being interconnected, and theories as to why and how this was so, led to him being called the father of Ecology. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Marx's Ecology is a compelling, thought-provoking read that effectively and authoritatively pries open a space in the rather over-published realm of Marxist theory for a debate concerning the relationship between materialism and ecology. (monthlyreview.org)
  • It searches through 34 volumes of Jung's complete work the quotations in which the term "nature" is used to support concepts of his theory. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this inspiring and uplifting interview, Joel shares the joy of being a visceral participant in healing land, why he believes that good farming should increase the commons, and how we can become beneficial participants in legacy ecology. (libsyn.com)
  • This contact with the natural world is something new for many of them, and we can see just how much the link with nature, with the earth, is beneficial. (fondationdefrance.org)
  • To the first he answers that the spirit of deep ecology now animates those of the social sciences that have taken an environmental turn. (rowman.com)
  • Therefore this paper examines the relevance of nature to the formulation of analytical psychology theories. (bvsalud.org)
  • I present a conceptual and terminologic framework for understanding rabies ecology in African canids. (cdc.gov)
  • Through gardening, games, experiments, and observation, young campers enjoy an introduction to ecology and the natural world in these half-day camps. (merryspring.org)
  • I review the ecology of canine rabies in southern Africa, particularly with the goal of resolving the controversies on mechanisms of persistence. (cdc.gov)