Author: wbtd

Scholar and activist, working on anthropology, ecology and Buddhism. Long-term research in ethnobiology of Asian mountain communities and culturally signficant landscapes (e.g. sacred sites, protected areas) and anthropogenic bidoversity (biocultural diversity). Visiting fellow at University of Hamburg.

  • Trust in a time of suffering

    (This post is originally from 2 May 2015 and is being reposted after the server was hacked in summer 2015.) The earthquake in Nepal happened a week ago, and the...

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  • One, two, three, myriad

    (This post is originally from 28 November 2013 and is reposted here after the server was hacked in summer 2015). What is ’biocultural diversity’? Is there an underlying diversity that...

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  • Disease and playful generosities

    (This post is originally from 6 November 2014; it is reposted here after the server was hacked in summer of 2015) We’ve got Hand Foot and Mouth disease running through...

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  • Local language, local knowledge

    This is a recovered post from 2012, reposted here after the server was hacked in 2015. (31 July 2012) Mulberries and lapsī are the topic today. It’s a real joy...

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  • Pirates

    (This post originally appeared in August 2013 but was lost when the server was hacked in 2015. This is a recovered version.) Pirates Years and years went into that book....

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