Tag: rewilding
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Unearthing the Colonial Roots of Rewilding
First blazoned in print in 1990, the concept of “rewilding” has gained significant traction in recent years as a promising approach to ecological restoration. Rewilding aims to reinstate natural processes, such as trophic cascades and vegetative succession, allowing ecosystems to function independently and thrive without human intervention. However, beneath its seemingly noble intentions lies a…
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Rewilding: The Past is Our Future
Ecological conservation is the protection and preservation of natural landscapes, ecosystems and species. It can also be considered an umbrella term for various forms of environmental action. One such method is rewilding, which comes with mildly differing subtleties. “While conservation often looks to the past, rewilding … looks to the future” ~ George Monbiot Rewilding…