Thank you for recording and sharing this great talk. Shared to the facebook group "Land for Sustainable Development in Wales - including OPD" where there is great interest in rewilding
Thank you... terrifying to hear that young farmers cannot identify common trees. I have heard this from another informed quarter too - can't identify wild flowers but know gps, spreadsheets and grants...
The shifting baseline syndrome highlights what is surely the core issue here - an almost universal, profound ignorance of our natural world. Others here have commented on the knowledge deficit amongst the farming community - a product of industrial agriculture and its primary focus on productivity, but it is a far wider issue. It is difficult to envision the much needed revolution in our attitudes to nature, without a well informed public, that is sufficiently invested in nature to demand root and branch reforms to food production and our exploitative economic system - a tall order indeed!
When rewilding will there be problems with non-native invasive species, I'm thinking balsum along river banks, sycamore in emergent woodland or ( my own nightmare ) three cornered leeks. Will there be a need to selectively manage these species or given time will these species become a part of the wild community.
We should think about reintroducing the european bison,people in USA are not killed unless being stupid around these wonderful Animals,mmost if not all NAT Parks have cattle grids, which will keep them contained,Lets do this!!!
Thank you for recording and sharing this great talk. Shared to the facebook group "Land for Sustainable Development in Wales - including OPD" where there is great interest in rewilding
Thank you... terrifying to hear that young farmers cannot identify common trees. I have heard this from another informed quarter too - can't identify wild flowers but know gps, spreadsheets and grants...
The shifting baseline syndrome highlights what is surely the core issue here - an almost universal, profound ignorance of our natural world. Others here have commented on the knowledge deficit amongst the farming community - a product of industrial agriculture and its primary focus on productivity, but it is a far wider issue. It is difficult to envision the much needed revolution in our attitudes to nature, without a well informed public, that is sufficiently invested in nature to demand root and branch reforms to food production and our exploitative economic system - a tall order indeed!
Rewilding is a win win every time.
When rewilding will there be problems with non-native invasive species, I'm thinking balsum along river banks, sycamore in emergent woodland or ( my own nightmare ) three cornered leeks. Will there be a need to selectively manage these species or given time will these species become a part of the wild community.
Well done you guys for saving britain.
We should think about reintroducing the european bison,people in USA are not killed unless being stupid around these wonderful Animals,mmost if not all NAT Parks have cattle grids, which will keep them contained,Lets do this!!!
They have recently announced plans to reintroduce the European Bison to Kent!
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