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Rewilding the world, rewilding ourselves

Rewilding the world, rewilding ourselves

As humans have taken over more and more of the world, through the increase of our population and the insatiable demands of our economy based on endless growth, natural habitats have dwindled rapidly and many species are facing extinction. To maintain the functional integrity of the planet’s ecosystems, which are essential to support all life (including humans), it is no longer enough just to stop further destruction of Nature. We also need to reverse the damage that has taken place, to return the Earth to ecological health and balance.

That process of biological recovery is called ecological restoration, or rewilding (as it has become more commonly known). Like our own human bodies, the Earth has a tremendous inherent ability to recover, or heal, after massive disruption or wounding, due to events such as volcanic eruptions, forest fires etc. Today, human actions prevent this from occurring in most cases. However, if we stop interfering and actively assist it instead, we can accelerate the revitalisation of degraded habitats and quicken the natural recovery of species.

In order for rewilding to be effective and successful, however, significant and widespread changes need to occur in human culture. The most important of these is an acceptance of the fact that humans are intimately connected with all other life on the planet, and that all our actions affect the whole. Our entire culture needs to be re-focused around this truth, instead of operating under the illusion that what we do, and the ways we live, have no consequences for the world.

This presentation highlights the importance of re-establishing a meaningful personal connection with wild Nature. This is a key element in the essential transformation of our culture into a truly sustainable one that will create a viable future for all life on the planet. The talk also focuses on some of the empowering steps we can each take, such as changing our diets, to bring our individual lives into balance and health, whilst simultaneously enabling all the other species in the world to flourish again.

If you would like me to give this talk to a group or at an event, please contact me.

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I’m speaking at…

  • The Nature Talks: Reconnecting People and Planet Now More Than Ever – 3 February 2021–
    7 February 2021
  • Climate Action North - Trees and Bees Online Conference to celebrate International Day of Forests 2021 – 19 March 2021
  • A Rewilding Journey: Rewilding the World and Ourselves – 22 May 2021–
    29 May 2021

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Did you know that more than 50,000 woolly mammoth teeth have been dredged from the bed of the North Sea? And Doggerland was just one portion of the mammoth super highway. Photo: Mercury Press & Media #IceAgeEcosystems

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While the headline uses the word 'populations' to describe fish, the article itself still uses the word 'stocks', which implies that fish are just a commodity for humans to exploit. Fish are free-living wild animals, not some stock item in a supermarket.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/22/only-a-third-of-uks-key-fish-populations-are-not-overfished

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Maybe this can be a first step in finally acknowledging the wisdom & rights of native peoples, in the USA & other countries. "It aligns Indigenous environmental knowledge with presidential priorities that benefit everyone,” said Faith Spotted Eagle.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/21/dakota-access-pipeline-joe-biden-indigenous-environment

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