AAEH

The Asian Association for Environmental History

ABOUT AAEH

The Asian Association for Environmental History (AAEH) was established on 1 July 2023. Covering all of Asia and Oceania, this society builds on the work of the Association for East Asian Environmental History (AEAEH) during its 14 years of activity.

This is an official website. We proposed a new mission statement and bylaws, which were approved by the Association’s General Meeting in 2025.

Mission Statement

The Asian Association for Environmental History is a dynamic organisation dedicated to conducting and furthering research on Asian environmental issues through a historical lens and on global environmental issues through perspectives from and on Asia. Our membership is both interdisciplinary and international, reflecting the rich diversity and interconnectedness of Asian and related global environments necessary to investigate the deep time of human/natural history.

The objectives of our Association are:
– To promote scholarship that explores the intricate relationships between humans and the natural world, as well as interactions and intra-actions between humans and non-humans throughout history;
– To communicate with researchers from other fields, educators, and the public in learning about environmental issues from a historical perspective;
– To foster opportunities for planetary, regional, local, and comparative studies across a wide temporal spectrum within Asia and Asian diasporas.

Bylaws

The new Association Bylaws were approved at the AAEH General Meeting held on Monday, 29 October 2025.

President of the AAEH

Shen Hou (Peking University, China) was elected as President of the Asian Association for Environmental History (AAEH) by General Meeting of the AAEH on 29 October 2025 for a two-year term (2026-2027).

Professor Shen Hou’s Inaugural Address: 1 January 2026

Vice President(s) of the AAEH

Yin Cao (Peking University, China) was appointed by the President as Vice President of the AAEH for a two-year term (2026-2027).

Council of the AAEH

Nine members of the AAEH, who were nominated at General Meeting on 29 October 2025, were elected online to serve as Council members of the AAEH, and three other members were appointed by the President for a two-year term (2026-2027). They are (in alphabetical order):

Biggs, David (University of California Riverside, USA)
Cao, Mu (Nankai University, China)
Husain, Faisal (Penn State University, USA),
Hyun, Jaehwan (Pusan National University, Korea)
Lee, Jung (Ewha Womans University, Korea)
Liu, Michael Shiyung (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Murayama, Satoshi (Kagawa University, Japan)
Setoguchi, Akihisa (Kyoto University, Japan)
Singh, Vipul (University of Delhi, India)
Terao, Toru (Kagawa University, Japan)
Williamson, Fiona (Singapore Management University, Singapore)
Wu, Lingjing (Renmin University, China)

AAEH Secretariat

The International Consortium for Earth and Development Sciences (ICEDS), Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan is the secretariat of the AAEH. You can contact us by sending an email to iceds.aaeh@gmail.com.

Membership registration

A new system for membership registration is introduced: AAEH’s New Membership Management System (NMMS: https://confaid.com/mi/aaeh/login). There, each member will be able to change her/his registration information on an individual basis.

Please note that if you have not participated in the biennial conference before, please register on Google Forms. Of course, we will not unnecessarily disclose the information you send us, and we do not plan to use it for any purpose other than the Association’s activities. If you have entered your information in Google Forms, please be sure to contact the Association’s secretariat at the following address: iceds.aaeh@gmail.com.

After you have registered on the Google Forms, we will check your registration details and decide whether you are eligible to register with the Association, and then send you an invitation to the NMMS to create your account through formal registration. After this registration on the NMMS you will receive your account ID (username) and password.

All registered members of the AAEH receive an account ID (username) and password. If you have problems accessing the NMMS, please contact us at the following email address with your name and affiliation: contact@confaid.com.