How Conservation needs a sense of ‘Re-Wilding’

I have struggled within the field of conservation for quite a number of years now.

Why?

How is anyone supposed to conserve something they don’t know or understand, whether you are an academic or not?

Throwing money into projects that protect species is most definitely important, But I do not believe it to be the way in which we are going to be able to solve this incredible loss of biodiversity.

In order for us to truly care and develop a deeper relationship with our ecology. I believe it is going to be through the practice of having deep experiences with the natural world. Watch how your relationship with a Leopard will dramatically change if you take the time to be in the experience of it- track it, see how it behaves, where it sleeps…etc

From a systems level, we can help ‘conservation ’ by better understanding the relationship of the ecosystem in which we live.

Western Education today, predominantly confines us within the walls of our classroom. Not exposing our children to the wonders of this incredible planet, is forcing them to become apathetic to the world that exists around them.

This is why the word Rewild has found its way to me. I believe the act of Re wilding as George Monbiot explains is to restore wilderness to ourselves and world. Re wilding can find its way into the corporate world, how might the understanding of ecosystem thinking help them to better understand their purpose and implication on the social and ecological world’s surrounding them.

I wish to take this practise of Re — wilding into the many different facets of life. To take this learning further I suggest reading ‘Feral’ by George Monbiot. Reading more texts around Gaia theory and Deep Ecology.

Stephan Harding, an ecologist and professor in Holistic Science at Schumacher College, explained that by having deep experiences with the natural world, we may grow deep questioning, which may help us find deep commitment to our values and planet.

These are just some of my insights, try it, practice it. A direct experience is the only way we can have a real subjective opinion ;)