Extreme climate risks are recognised as the most severe threat to fast-growing cities across the globe, and especially in Africa. As most world governments commit to reduce carbon emission, the role of…
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TERRANOVA is a new Research Fellowship Programme funded by the European Commission that learns from landscapes with past energy regimes to design new landscapes in the low carbon society. Are you interested…
The Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology was published in the beginning of 2019, with several chapters by IHOPE members. The book, published by Oxford University Press, is edited by Christian…
In a new paper in the journal Anthropocene, Lindholm and Ekblom introduce a framework of biocultural heritage based on five elements. The conceptual framework of biocultural heritage allows for new approaches to heritage,…
Dr. Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, Department of History at Stockholm University, has been appointed Pro Futura Scientia Fellow by the Swedish Collegium of Advanced Study and the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. The…
As water availability, management and conservation become global challenges, there is now wide consensus that historical knowledge can provide crucial information to address present crises, offering unique opportunities to appreciate the solutions…
A 2018 paper in the journal World Archaeology the IHOPE-project Domesticated Landscapes of the Peloponnese (DoLP) discusses resilience and persistence of ancient societies in the face of climate change: based on the…
The article “Conservation through Biocultural Heritage—Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa” which appears in Land special issue “Biodiversity and Protected Areas” is a contribution to the Integrated History and Future of People on Earth…
The Herring School and the Clam Garden Network aim to bring together culture, ecology, and governance to support sustainability of coastal communities of the Northwest Coast of North America. The projects unite…
Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology examines key terms and practices within the research framework of historical ecology. Employing a novel approach to collaborative writing projects, the authors examine three aspects of…