ESEH Conference 2023

Welcome to Switzerland, welcome to Bern!

The University of Bern has a long tradition in environmental and climate studies. The Institute of History and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research are therefore proud to host to the 12th Conference of the ESEH.

Bern will be the first conference site since the establishment of the biennial ESEH conferences that is close to the Alps or to mountainous regions in general. Drawing from its closeness to mountainous regions Bern invites for a conference on «Mountains and Plains», a topic enabling approaches from various disciplines possible.

This paramount topic enables numerous approaches from various disciplines.

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Impressions of the ESEH Conference 2023

At the summit. Mountains, plains and the challenges of environmental history

The devastating impacts of the man-made climate catastrophe are omnipresent. What can research on the past contribute to the solution of current and future challenges of climate change? A talk about «summits» and the challenges of environmental history with Prof. Dr. Christian Rohr.

Knitting to fund scholarships

Have you considered helping young scholars obtain travel support to come to the 4th World Congress of Environmental History in Oulu, Finland 19-23 August 2024? Order your knitwear now or visit us at the ESEH Conference 2023!

Registration is now open

Early Bird registration is open until 30 April 2023. Otherwise, you can register for the conference via ConfTool until 8 August 2023.
We are delighted to welcome you in Bern soon!

Keynote Speakers for ESEH 2023

The keynote speakers are: Claudia M Leal (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) on «Tenacious: An alternative history of dogs from across the ocean», Jon Mathieu (University of Lucerne, Switzerland) on «Sacred Mountains. Environmental History and Religion» and a plenary roundtable organised by the EnvHist4P (International Panel on Environmental History & Policy).

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