Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
@carsoncenter.bsky.social
International center for environmental humanities research in Munich, Germany.
Website: https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Portal: https://www.environmentandsociety.org/
Seeing the Woods: https://seeingthewoods.org/
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org/
Website: https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de
Portal: https://www.environmentandsociety.org/
Seeing the Woods: https://seeingthewoods.org/
Springs: https://springs-rcc.org/
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We are excited to share that the newest issue of 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is now live! Three essays, a visual narrative, a short story, and an interview join forces to uncover missing pieces in our quest to understand human–environment interactions: springs-rcc.org
#publications #envhum #envhist #RCCSprings #issue8
#publications #envhum #envhist #RCCSprings #issue8
This Tuesday, Silvia Reckermann, board member of Nord Süd Forum Munich, the umbrella organization for global #engagement and #learning in Munich, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This Tuesday, Silvia Reckermann, board member of Nord Süd Forum Munich, the umbrella organization for global #engagement and #learning in Munich, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
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Postdocs, PhD candidates, and students interested in environmental history, make sure to join our early-career network to learn about new opportunities and conferences around Europe! #EnvHist #EnvHum
Join our new Early-Career #EnvHist Network! We have created a listserv for opportunities related to environmental history (broadly conceived), and we welcome students, PhD candidates and post-docs interested in what happens in Europe. To join, send us a Private Message.
Members can also contribute!
Members can also contribute!
January 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of India's Sambhar Lake, affecting both wildlife and livelihoods. Read Deborah Sutton's new Arcadia article to learn more!
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
Between Salt and Water: The Environmental Crisis at Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, India
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of the lake and caused a slow cataclysm of pollution, affecting wildlife and livelihoo...
www.environmentandsociety.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of India's Sambhar Lake, affecting both wildlife and livelihoods. Read Deborah Sutton's new Arcadia article to learn more!
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
@debssutton.bsky.social #EnvHist
We are hosting a film screening of a documentary film about the association Urgewald, followed by a Q&A session with Urgewald staff member Judith Hentschel. The event is free and open to the public.
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We are hosting a film screening of a documentary film about the association Urgewald, followed by a Q&A session with Urgewald staff member Judith Hentschel. The event is free and open to the public.
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Trailer: www.urgewald.org/urgewald-doku
#envhum #envhist
Tomorrow, Karen Pittel (Economics, LMU) will join us with a talk on “Water in a #HeatedWorld.”
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Tomorrow, Karen Pittel (Economics, LMU) will join us with a talk on “Water in a #HeatedWorld.”
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
All talks are completely free and #opentothepublic. The talks may be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in Munich, or to anyone with an interest in #environmentalissues.
Tonight, Finola O'Kane (University College Dublin) will present on “Plantation Islands: The First Blueprints for #Colonialism?”
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January 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Tonight, Finola O'Kane (University College Dublin) will present on “Plantation Islands: The First Blueprints for #Colonialism?”
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Tonight, we continue with the winter lineup of the Green Visions #FilmSeries.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Tonight, we continue with the winter lineup of the Green Visions #FilmSeries.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
📽️ 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥 (dir. Lisa Eder, GER 2021, OV with German subtitles)
🗓️ 13 January 2026, 18:30–21:00
💰 free
A discussion with Ursula Schuster (director of the Bavarian Forest National Park) will follow the screening.
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Join the European Society for Environmental History! We are our members, and with a modest yearly fee (25 or 10 €) you will contribute to the community and our next conference. And there are benefits! You can also help by spreading the word! Read more here:
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
eseh.org/membership/h...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
This Tuesday, Markus Kröll, head of the business division “Sustainable Industries” at Fraunhofer IPA, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Practical Pathways to #ClimateNeutrality for Industry and Commerce.”
The TDs are free and open to the public.
The TDs are free and open to the public.
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
This Tuesday, Markus Kröll, head of the business division “Sustainable Industries” at Fraunhofer IPA, will join us for the #TuesdayDiscussion to talk about “Practical Pathways to #ClimateNeutrality for Industry and Commerce.”
The TDs are free and open to the public.
The TDs are free and open to the public.
Our first event in the new year will be a talk today by Stephan Pauleit (Strategic #Landscape Planning and Management, TUM) on “Transforming #Urban Landscapes: Why #GreenCities Are the Future.”
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Our first event in the new year will be a talk today by Stephan Pauleit (Strategic #Landscape Planning and Management, TUM) on “Transforming #Urban Landscapes: Why #GreenCities Are the Future.”
New 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 #recording available now!
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 #recording available now!
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
@milespowell.bsky.social’s “Fishing for #Sharks,” read by the author himself, dives into sportfishing practices, literature, biology, and ecology.
You can have a listen to the recording online: springs-rcc.org/fishing-for-...
Reposted by Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Join us! We are the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations and we hope to expand our reach and representation in 2026. We consist of ssociations, networks, centers, institutions, publishers, and journals. Check out the page below to see our current members. #EnvHist
Members — ICEHO
www.iceho.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Join us! We are the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations and we hope to expand our reach and representation in 2026. We consist of ssociations, networks, centers, institutions, publishers, and journals. Check out the page below to see our current members. #EnvHist
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This month I feature @monicavasile.bsky.social, @carsoncenter.bsky.social, @jbquijada.bsky.social, @adeleperry.bsky.social, @winnipegfreepress.com, @theguardian.com, @johnubacon.bsky.social, and more!
#envhist
#envhist
Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading (and listening to) from November!
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
#EnvHist Worth Reading: November 2025
Find marmots, sewage infrastructure, and animism in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
niche-canada.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This month I feature @monicavasile.bsky.social, @carsoncenter.bsky.social, @jbquijada.bsky.social, @adeleperry.bsky.social, @winnipegfreepress.com, @theguardian.com, @johnubacon.bsky.social, and more!
#envhist
#envhist
In this year’s last essay to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda expands upon her doctoral work with an #exploration of two urban novel #ecosystems: Bogotá’s degraded peri-urban forested mountains and Copenhagen’s abandoned post-industrial site.
December 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In this year’s last essay to the #planetaryhealth series on 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, author Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda expands upon her doctoral work with an #exploration of two urban novel #ecosystems: Bogotá’s degraded peri-urban forested mountains and Copenhagen’s abandoned post-industrial site.
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ICEHO's Sandra Swart and Marco Armiero have co-written a fantastic conference report for ESEH 2025! With 550 #EnvHist scholars from around the world, the hometown of Carl Linnaeus became a site for thinking about the importance of the past like never before.
@wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
@wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
ESEH 2025: A Conference to Remember — ICEHO
The 2025 ESEH Conference in Uppsala, Sweden, was a huge success. Read ICEHO’s Sandra Swart’s and Marco Armiero’s summary.
www.iceho.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ICEHO's Sandra Swart and Marco Armiero have co-written a fantastic conference report for ESEH 2025! With 550 #EnvHist scholars from around the world, the hometown of Carl Linnaeus became a site for thinking about the importance of the past like never before.
@wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
@wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
New 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 article by Nathan Kiel. Read about how land conservation initiatives underwent rapid change in early twentieth-century Wisconsin, culminating in the protection of hundreds of local natural areas scattered across the state.
@nathankiel.bsky.social #envhist #wisconsin #conservation
@nathankiel.bsky.social #envhist #wisconsin #conservation
State Natural Areas and the Evolution of Land Conservation in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin
Land conservation initiatives underwent rapid change in early twentieth-century Wisconsin, culminating in the protection of hundreds of local natural areas scattered across the state.
www.environmentandsociety.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 article by Nathan Kiel. Read about how land conservation initiatives underwent rapid change in early twentieth-century Wisconsin, culminating in the protection of hundreds of local natural areas scattered across the state.
@nathankiel.bsky.social #envhist #wisconsin #conservation
@nathankiel.bsky.social #envhist #wisconsin #conservation
This week’s #LunchtimeColloquium is with Eveline Dürr (Anthropology, LMU), who will present on “Ecotourism and #Indigeneity in #LatinAmerica: #Anthropological Perspectives.”
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
December 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This week’s #LunchtimeColloquium is with Eveline Dürr (Anthropology, LMU), who will present on “Ecotourism and #Indigeneity in #LatinAmerica: #Anthropological Perspectives.”
Our director Christof Mauch has published an article in Spanish on Rachel Carson's 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. Now available for free. This article is a part of Speak4Nature, an EU-funded project on ecological justice comprised of us and partner institutions in Spain, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
New #Speak4Nature essay by 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡, director of the Rachel Carson Center. Originally published in 2024, this Spanish-language article tells the story of Rachel Carson's ground-breaking 1962 book. Read it here for free: www.fuhem.es/wp-content/u...
#EnvHist #EnvHum #EnvJust #RachelCarson
#EnvHist #EnvHum #EnvJust #RachelCarson
December 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our director Christof Mauch has published an article in Spanish on Rachel Carson's 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. Now available for free. This article is a part of Speak4Nature, an EU-funded project on ecological justice comprised of us and partner institutions in Spain, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
New 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 article by Alina Marktanner! Learn about how tropical humidity necessitated a quest for rust-proof insect pins, determining which specimens could be preserved, which tools could be used, and ultimately what knowledge could be produced in the Dutch East Indies. #envhist #envhum #insects
Of Rust and Mold—The Insect Pin as a Token of Transimperial Cooperation
Tropical humidity necessitated a quest for rust-proof insect pins, determining which specimens could be preserved, which tools could be used, and ultimately what knowledge could be produced in the Dut...
www.environmentandsociety.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Interesting event organized by VIT-AP University in India. I will present on "Environmental Humanities at the Crossroads: A Constructive Critique." We #EnvHum scholars are critical almost by definition, but any critical theory must also (re-)investigate its own assumptions. This will be my attempt.
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Interesting event organized by VIT-AP University in India. I will present on "Environmental Humanities at the Crossroads: A Constructive Critique." We #EnvHum scholars are critical almost by definition, but any critical theory must also (re-)investigate its own assumptions. This will be my attempt.
This week’s #LunchtimeColloquium is with Jochen Wolf (Evolutionary #Biology, LMU), who will present on “‘Patient #Biodiversity’: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Emergence and Loss of Biodiversity.”
This semester’s #LunchtimeColloquia are centered around “Thinking, Imagining, Building #FutureEnvironments.”
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
This interdisciplinary lecture series presents a range of topics related to human-environment relationships and consists of lectures by faculty from various disciplines.
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This week’s #LunchtimeColloquium is with Jochen Wolf (Evolutionary #Biology, LMU), who will present on “‘Patient #Biodiversity’: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Emergence and Loss of Biodiversity.”
Tonight's second round of the Green Visions Film Series winter lineup is a screening of 𝘒𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵, followed by a discussion with the director and production manager of the documentary.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tonight's second round of the Green Visions Film Series winter lineup is a screening of 𝘒𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵, followed by a discussion with the director and production manager of the documentary.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
A cooperation of the RCC, DOK.fest München, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
This Tuesday, Alexis Katechakis, board member of the German UN Ocean Decade Committee and team member of the NGO Aegean Rebreath, will introduce us to the UN Ocean Decade.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This Tuesday, Alexis Katechakis, board member of the German UN Ocean Decade Committee and team member of the NGO Aegean Rebreath, will introduce us to the UN Ocean Decade.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday Discussions are free and open to the public.
New book co-edited by former Carson Fellow Elia Apostolopoulou!
📘 New #OpenAccess book edited by Elia Apostolopoulou, Han Cheng, Jonathan Silver, and Alan Wiig:
"The Material #Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative" examines infrastructures and political ecologies on the #NewSilkRoad, analyzing the impacts of this project.
🔗 bit.ly/4Umr
#China #EnvHist
"The Material #Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative" examines infrastructures and political ecologies on the #NewSilkRoad, analyzing the impacts of this project.
🔗 bit.ly/4Umr
#China #EnvHist
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New book co-edited by former Carson Fellow Elia Apostolopoulou!
New Speak4Nature publication by our Project Coordinator!
I just published an #envhum essay in Spanish on "Instrumentality and ecological personality." An ecological self understanding, I suggest, reveals that instrumental value is not a problem in itself, but becomes one when technology and modern society turn our use values into "abuse values." ... (1/4)
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
New Speak4Nature publication by our Project Coordinator!