To the future: An ecology of love, hope, and action
Abstract This is an edited version of a keynote address given at the 2023 Ecological Society of Australia conference ( https://youtu.be/0JDJ9RdIkP4 ). I argue that the practice of ecology gifts us a unique capability to see and understand the beauty, intricacy and wonder of the natural world, but al...
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crwiley:10.1111/aec.13443 2024-09-15T18:06:42+00:00 To the future: An ecology of love, hope, and action Woinarski, John C. Z. 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13443 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aec.13443 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Austral Ecology volume 48, issue 8, page 1705-1712 ISSN 1442-9985 1442-9993 journal-article 2023 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13443 2024-07-25T04:22:33Z Abstract This is an edited version of a keynote address given at the 2023 Ecological Society of Australia conference ( https://youtu.be/0JDJ9RdIkP4 ). I argue that the practice of ecology gifts us a unique capability to see and understand the beauty, intricacy and wonder of the natural world, but also powerful insight into biodiversity loss and its consequences. With such privilege we should take more responsibility for its protection. We should recognize that love drives our concern for nature and that emotion renders us more persuasive advocates. Despair at environmental loss is understandable but unhelpful, and we must find hope and build from it. Such hope comes, for example, from a sense of community connection to and concern for nature; in increasingly bold commitments by governments and many organizations to protect biodiversity; in the increased recognition and respect shown in Australia for First Nations management and perspectives on responsibility for country; and in those (albeit still too few) success stories of recovery. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Wiley Online Library Austral Ecology 48 8 1705 1712 |
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Abstract This is an edited version of a keynote address given at the 2023 Ecological Society of Australia conference ( https://youtu.be/0JDJ9RdIkP4 ). I argue that the practice of ecology gifts us a unique capability to see and understand the beauty, intricacy and wonder of the natural world, but also powerful insight into biodiversity loss and its consequences. With such privilege we should take more responsibility for its protection. We should recognize that love drives our concern for nature and that emotion renders us more persuasive advocates. Despair at environmental loss is understandable but unhelpful, and we must find hope and build from it. Such hope comes, for example, from a sense of community connection to and concern for nature; in increasingly bold commitments by governments and many organizations to protect biodiversity; in the increased recognition and respect shown in Australia for First Nations management and perspectives on responsibility for country; and in those (albeit still too few) success stories of recovery. |
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