Rewilding: The Radical New Science of Ecological Recovery: The Illustrated Edition - Hardcover

Jepson, Paul; Blythe, Cain

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9780262046763: Rewilding: The Radical New Science of Ecological Recovery: The Illustrated Edition
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0262046768 ISBN 13: 9780262046763
Publisher: The MIT Press, 2022

Synopsis

How rewilding has transformed the conservation movement, combining radical scientific insights with practical innovations.
 

Progressive scientists and conservation professionals are pursuing a radical new approach to restoring ecosystems: rewilding. By recovering the ripple effect generated by the interactions among plant and animal species and natural disturbances, rewilding seeks to repair ecosystems by removing them from human engineering and reassembling guilds of megafauna from a mix of surviving wild and feral species and de-domesticated breeds, including elk, bison, and feral horses. Written by two leaders in the field, this book offers an abundantly illustrated guide to the science of rewilding. It shows in fascinating detail the ways in which ecologists are reassembling ecosystems that allow natural interactions rather than human interventions to steer their environmental trajectories.
 
Rewilding looks into a past in which industrialization and globalization downgraded grasslands, describes current projects designed to recover self-willed ecosystems, and envisions the future with ten predictions for a rewilded planet. It shows how rewilding is shaking up conservation science and policy, bringing new hope and renewed purpose to efforts to revive essential ecological processes. Color illustrations capture moments of beauty in nature and offer enlightening infographics and visualizations. 
 

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About the Author

Paul Jepson is Nature Recovery Lead with Ecosulis Ltd. and former director of the University of Oxford’s MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management. During a forty-year career in conservation, he has worked in the UK, Brazil, and countries in Asia. Cain Blythe, Managing Director of Ecosulis Ltd., specializes in habitat restoration, particularly through the adoption of natural regeneration techniques, nature recovery, and the use of technology in conservation.
 

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Publisher
The MIT Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0262046768
ISBN 13 
9780262046763
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
224
Rating
  • 4.09 out of 5 stars
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