field ▁of ▁anth rop ology ▁called ▁environmental ▁anth rop ology . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁anth rop ology ▁is ▁a ▁sub field ▁of ▁anth rop ology ▁with ▁roots ▁in ▁activ ism . ▁The ▁main ▁focus ▁of ▁this ▁particular ▁perspective ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁disc ourse ▁of ▁activ ism . ▁Ag ents ▁operating ▁within ▁this ▁sphere ▁of ▁thought ▁have ▁noticed ▁a vers ive ▁effects ▁from ▁human ▁related ▁manip ulation , ▁and ▁are ▁driven ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁force ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁system ▁which ▁can ▁eventually ▁lead ▁to ▁re pl en ishment ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁question . ▁The ▁discipline ▁itself ▁if ▁ever - ch anging ▁because ▁it ▁must ▁evol ve ▁to ▁s ati ate ▁the ▁needs ▁and ▁appropri ately ▁address ▁issues ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁region ▁level ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁down ▁to ▁complex ▁communities , ▁hence ▁must ▁uses ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁different ▁approaches ▁when ▁considering ▁a ▁problem . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁App lied ▁Anth rop ology ▁( S f AA ), ▁ ▁" Environment al ▁anth rop ology ▁is ▁particularly ▁effective ▁in ▁rel ating ▁to ▁and ▁gain ing ▁understanding ▁of ▁cultural ▁divers ity ▁in ▁community ▁settings , ▁and ▁inter c ult ural / inter sect ▁or al ▁conflict , ▁thus ▁l ending ▁itself ▁to ▁applied ▁endeav ors ▁that ▁involve ▁collaboration ▁among ▁diverse ▁interest ▁groups ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁good ." ▁ ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁a ▁problem ▁up ▁stream ▁of ▁two ▁separate ▁cultural ▁groups ▁that ▁affect s ▁them ▁both ▁can ▁be ▁resolved ▁through ▁a ▁disc ourse ▁of ▁environmental ▁anth rop ology , ▁and ▁although ▁the