by Heidi Simper “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” —Marcus Garvey Landscape image of Eluway village where Noonkodin…
by Irene Teixidor Toneu Village of Semgourd and its terraced slopes where subsistence agriculture is practiced. Photo: Irene Teixidor Toneu, 2015 Isafarn nudrar means "medicinal plants from the mountains" in…
by Felipe Montoya-Greenheck . Las Nubes Forest Reserve, donated by Dr. Woody Fisher to the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. Photo: Felipe Montoya, 2013 Throughout history, peasants around the…
by Tom Corcoran . Ramly tells Minang stories by the firelight in the Gamaran Forest. The art of storytelling is still very much alive in Minang culture. Photo: J. J. Kohler, 2015…
by Aleksandra Bocharnikova An owl in the Bikin River valley. Photo: Alexei Kudryavtcev, 2014 The Sikhote-Alin is a mountain range in Russia’s Pacific Far East. This territory contains one of…
by Sara Shneiderman and Mark Turin A traditional mud, stone, and wood house destroyed by the earthquakes, along the main road between Charikot and Dolakha. Photo: Mark Turin, May 2015 “My heart…
by Jeanine M. Canty Everything interesting happens at the edges. As we are moving to restore our relationships with nature, including one another, in an extremely diverse and globally connected planet,…
by Mary Louise Pratt Red Bay with islands. Photo: Renato Rosaldo, 2015 I grew up in small-town Ontario, in the part of Canada made famous by writer Alice Munro. From the…
by Cristina Muru The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains, one of India’s biodiversity hotspots, with diverse endemic fauna, flora, and languages. Nadugani, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Cristina Muru, 2012 As…
by Bob Weeden I often think about this marvelous planet, both the place we call home and the world beyond our personal experience. I think in words and pictures. The words…
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