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Gary Paul Nabhan

is an agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist and author of two recent books, Mesquite: An Arboreal Love Affair and Food From the Radical Center: Healing Our Lands and Communities.
https://www.garynabhan.com/
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Trump’s Border Wall: Epitaph for an Endangered, Night-blooming Cactus?

The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.
September 26, 2019
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Gary Paul Nabhan
The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.
Flycatchers in mesquite tree.
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Build a Border Wall? Here’s an Idea That’s Better for Communities and the Climate

What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
February 20, 2019
by
Gary Paul Nabhan
What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
Ethnobotanist Joyce LeCompte
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Helping Plants, Healing People

In his new book, ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan chronicles the efforts of “plant midwives,” women who are working to restore edible plants and healing herbs.
October 26, 2018
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Gary Paul Nabhan
In his new book, ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan chronicles the efforts of “plant midwives,” women who are working to restore edible plants and healing herbs.

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