Chapter 6 Links and Further Reading

  1. Anthropology and Environment Society Blog (http://www.aaanet.org/sections/ae/index.php/category/engagement-blog/)

Guest bloggers from across the subfield of environmental anthropology report on ongoing research, muse about enduring questions, and respond to contemporary events. An excellent place to understand the range of issues that occupy the attention of the subfield today.

  1. World Parks Congress (https://www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas/about/world-parks-congress)

The World Parks Congress website describes its organizational goals and resources that serve as a global forum on protected areas. The materials chronicle protected areas around the globe and showcases discussions from their biannual meetings.

  1. The United Nations Environment Programme (http://www.unep-wcmc.org/featured-projects/mapping-the-worlds-special-places)

This UN website provides background on protected areas around the globe. The World Database on Protected Areas offers open access to information on biodiversity and conservation in protected areas to encourage citizen oversight of these spaces.  

  1. Food Anthropology (http://foodanthro.com/)

The blog of the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Members of the society use the blog to discuss any issues related to food, nutrition, and their research.

  1. Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations (http://www.fao.org/focus/e/obesity/obes2.htm)

One area of this extensive website has a useful information examining the linkages between the rise of obesity around the world and the nutrition transition. The website also explores the intersection between hunger and obesity.  

  1. The American Folklore Society Foodways Section (http://www.afsnet.org/?page=Foodways)

A section of the American Folklore Society, the Foodways section is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of foodways.  They sponsor a Journal entitled Digest and host a student paper competition and award.  

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