Question

Discuss the relationship between globalization and environment. How has globalization impacted indigenous peoples? What are anthropologists doing today to address environmental issues?

Answer 1

Globalization and the environment have an inverse or negative relationship between them. Globalization leads to an increase in deforestation and environmental pollution. Globalization is not good for the environment as due to this there is an increase in the pollution and a decrease in the amount of forest that is not beneficial for human beings as well as for the eco-system.

Globalization impacted indigenous people both positively and negatively. Positively in the sense that due to globalization indigenous people can go anywhere (road, rail, airline) and get to know anything (internet, telephones). With the help of globalization, other people can also know about the indigenous people.
Negative in the sense that globalization is affecting the culture and tradition of the indigenous people. Due to the influence of globalization, many indigenous people are liking western or modern culture or fashion.

Anthropologists are known as scientists who study human behavior, biological system, and environmental problems and tries to solve those problems properly.
Environmental anthropologists are studying environmental problems and trying to get a proper or sustainable solution for those problems and issues. Anthropologists are doing many goods things for both humans and the environment (eco-system).