Gold Glimmers in the Amazon – The Anthropology Newspaper

For centuries, explorers have searched the Amazon for treasures. Today, gold lures thousands who dream of finding their own fortunes, or at least a better life.
Michael Klingler

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As the summer winds down…GET OFF MY LAWN!!

At the beginning of the summer, Krystal D’Costa wrote an intriguing piece about The American Obsession with Lawns. Don’t think you’re interested in green, gardening? This post has…

Post date 21st August 2017
Post author By Jennifer Long

Waste colonialism

Waste colonialism refers to how waste and pollution are part of the domination of one group in their homeland by another group. The concept has been gaining traction…

Post date 1st November 2018
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Social Distancing in a Sumatra Rainforest

An Orang Rimba man named Nyeruduk stands in front of a tent on a rubber plantation in Sumatra. Dedi Supriansyah On an otherwise silent night in March 2020,…

Post date 3rd March 2021
Post author By Dyna Rochmyaningsih and Suwandi

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Fiji’s human history is directly linked to the ebbs and flows of climate change—particularly of sea-level rise. Throughout the Pacific Islands, fluctuating environmental conditions resulting from…

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Post author By Patrick D. Nunn

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