Tales of deforestation and desertification in North Africa have been told from the Roman period to the present. Such stories of environmental decline in the Mag

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During the nineteenth century, the development and codification of forest science in France were closely linked to Provence's time-honored tradition of mobile p

Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly

The landscapes of the Middle East have captured our imaginations throughout history. Images of endless golden dunes, camel caravans, isolated desert oases, and