How is environmental anthropology a response to existing environmental policies?
A) There is increasing recognition that environmental policies imposed from the top down are unlikely to work.
B) There are few environmental policies in the developing world, so anthropologists are needed to apply Western policies to new communities.
C) Existing environmental policies are culturally discriminatory, and anthropologists are involved to reduce this bias.
D) There is evidence that environmental change is more likely to be successful if it is initiated by an outsider.

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Environmental policies imposed from the top down often fail because they do not take into account local cultural practices and beliefs. Environmental anthropology provides a bottom-up approach that takes into account the local culture and community, leading to more effective and sustainable environmental policies.

How Is Environmental Anthropology a Response to Existing Environmental Policies