The nesting of urban dark-eyed juncos was compared between 2019 (pre pandemic) and in 2021 (during the pandemic when human activity was reduced).
Geographies of Conservation III: Nature’s Spaces
This article recognises the political influence on conservation, which has occurred for many years.
Protected Area Planning to Conserve Biodiversity in an Uncertain Future
This 2023 study used a hierarchical optimization approach to identify which protected areas containing endangered species need to be spatially reconfigured in order to protect them from climate change risk, land use change risk, and risk from weak governance.
The Broiler Chicken and the Anthropocene: Using Critical Nexus Thinking to Unpack the Geographies of Gallus Gallus Domesticus
This Brazilian study, which according to the authors “is derived from a decade's worth of qualitative and quantitative research in Brazil, with intensive periods of fieldwork spanning 2015–2019”, uses “critical nexus thinking (CNT)” to explain how the broiler chicken (Gallus Gallus domesticus) is a signifier of the Anthropocene.
Governing Plant-centred Eating at the Urban Scale in the UK: The Sustainable Food Cities Network and the Reframing of Dietary Biopower
The United Kingdom’s Sustainable Food Cities network believes that eating less meat and more plant-based food can have positive effects on health and the environment.
Animals’ Mobilities
This study reviews a conceptual approach to understanding animals’ mobility. This field of study recognizes that movement is not just about the physical act, but also about the social and cultural meanings attached to it.
Where Species Don’t Meet: Invisibilized Animals, Urban Nature and City Limits
This paper provides an argument against prioritizing a multispecies entanglement approach when considering how to combat climate change.
‘Landing’ Salmon Aquaculture: Ecologies, Infrastructures and the Promise of Sustainability
This paper critically analyzes two factors affecting the salmon industry. Firstly, there has been a notable increase in large-scale salmon production facilities located on land instead of in the sea. Secondly, there is a growing trend of using land-based commodity crops as a major component of salmon feed.
Green Rebranding: Regenerative Agriculture, Future-pasts, and the Naturalisation of Livestock
This article reviews if regenerative farming practices is the solution to the environmental issues caused by cow farming. The two main aspects surrounding regenerative farming are analyzed: ruminant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon sequestration in soil.