MA in Anthropology - Environmental Anthropology in Ames United States | Iowa State University

Environmental anthropologists examine how resource extraction affects local populations, the interplay between knowledge systems and climate policy, and the role of indigenous ecological wisdom in maintaining sustainable food production. Researchers in this field investigate human-environment interactions by analyzing shale gas operations in North Dakota, petroleum production in Ghana, climate impacts on Peruvian fisheries, seed preservation efforts in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, and Indigenous adaptation strategies to environmental shifts in Wisconsin. These studies aim to reveal how political forces, historical contexts, and cultural practices influence ecosystems, and conversely, how ecological conditions shape human societies.