Introduced as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of opportunities to discuss recent research at in-person conferences, the Environmental History Today webinars evolved into a permanent meeting platform for environmental historians from around the world and those interested in the history of human-environment interaction.
The 2025-2027 Environmental History Today webinars aim to demonstrate recent achievements in environmental history in different ESEH regions. ESEH has representatives in 22 regions, and each of them will have the opportunity to talk about recently published books, projects, or studies that reflect the environmental history agenda.
Our webinars take place once a month and bring together scholars, activists and students from different parts of the world. We provide a unique space for developing and exchanging ideas through a transnational network of scholars working on the history of the environment.
The convenors of the webinars are Anna Olenenko, Cosmin Koszor Codrea, and Mehmet Kentel.
Environmental History Today webinars are open to everyone! To participate, you must register for each seminar individually.
The Environmental History Today Webinars (2025-2027)
Host Country: Hungary
Date and Time: January 14, 2026; 10-12 am (CET – Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
Title: Forests, Alkaline Soil, Hungarian Puszta
Discussants and presenters: Kata Tóth, University of Vienna; Gábor Máté, University of Pécs; Noémi Ujházy, University of Nottingham
Chair: Anna Varga, Czech Academy of Sciences
Type: Panel Discussion (online)
Zoom-Meeting: https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/62865822344?pwd=pibMWYCmub9Ivc8dwJVRuHU5EyvdVE.1#success
Host Country: Austria; German-speaking countries
Date and Time: December 10, 2025; 4-6 pm (CET – Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
Title: Early Career Scholars in Environmental History: Panel Discussion and Book Presentation
Discussants and presenters: Aske Hennelund Nielson, Charlie Fischer, Daniel Jankowski, Fabian Zimmer, Caterina Schürch, Sarah Hijmans, Wilko Graf von Hardenberg
Chairs: Robert Groß & Katharina Scharf
Type: Panel Discussion and Book Presentation (online)
Zoom-Meeting: https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/65353372842
Meeting-ID: 653 5337 2842
Host Country: Italy
Date and Time: October 14, 2025; 10 am (CET – Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
Title: Ambiente e Lavoro. Una lettura incrociata
Discussants and presenters: Gabriella Corona (CNR-ISMed) and Stefano Gallo (CNR-ISMed)
Type: Panel