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senlemeril, lo rarer. waier lrorn our iooi areas, and lo
plaee nearby a zone or luel ioresl wlileli reserves
waiies and supplies energy, will be lo nee mosi of iiie
area or ilie globe ior rlie reliabililaiion ol naiural
sysiems. l'lieseneed neoerbe looked upon as "0' use lo
people”, exeepl in llie very broad sense oi global
liralui.

me Iu| dillerenee belween a euliivaied ldesignedl
eeosysiem, and a narural sysrem is ilrai ilie greal
majomy oi speeies (and biomass) in me rniiivried
eeology is inlended (or ilie use ol liurrians or ilieir
lrv=ioek We are only a small pan ol irie ioial primeval
or naiural species assembly, and only. small pari oiiis
yieldr are direerly available lo us, do: in our own
gardens, alrruosi every planl is seleeied io provide or
suppori some direei yield ler people. Hunsehold
disiipi relares prinopally io ilie need. oi people; ii is
iliur liinnari-eenoed lanaiiropoeenirie)

hire is a valid aim lo: rerilemeni Mlgn, our we also
need a nature—centred eiliir lor wilderness eon-
seryaoon, We eannoi. noweoer, do mueli lor naiure
ii we do noi govern our greed. and il we do not supply
our needs irom our e mg selilemenis ll we can
aeliieve iliis aim, we can wirndraw irom mueli oldie
agrieulniral Imdsupe, and allow naiural sysieiiis io
flnnnlh.

Kecydlng oi nuirienis and energy in naiure is a
ninerion ol many species, in our gardens, ii is our own
ieeponiib ry io reiurn wasies lvia romposl or mulrlil
io die and planis We ariiyely eieale soil in our
gardens, wrieiear in naiuie many oilier species rarry
oul ilral lune-ion. Amund our bodies we can ealrli
waier ror garden use, our we rely on iiarural loiesied
landscapes io provvde ine rondenser leaves and elouds
io keep rivers running wiin eleari waier, io mainiain
die global almospliere, and lo loek up our gaseous
pollulanis. Thus, even aniriropoeenlne people would
be wellvadvised in pay dose alieniion re. and lo assisl
in, ilie eonservalion oi ekisilng loresls and llie
reliabiliialion ol degraded lands, Our own auryiyal
demands iliai we preserve all exisiing speeies, and
allow inerri a plare |o live

We have abused lbe land and laid was-e io syslems
we need never have disnirbed bad we aiiended lo our
irome gardens and seilleoienis llwerieed iosiaiea aer
ol eilans on naniral syslems, llien le i be dius

- lmplarable and unrompromirmg opposiiion m
ninlier dismrbanre oi any remaining naiural loiesis,
wbeie mosi speeies are slill in balanee,

- vigorous reliabrlrianon ol degraded and damaged
naiural sysiems lo riable siaies,

- Blabllshmem olplanl sysrerris ior ourown use on
llie leisi aorouni oi land we ran use ror onr ealsienee,
and

- Esubllshmlmnl planl and animal Hinges rorrare
or ilirealened spesies,

rerrnarullure as a design syslem deals primarily
wiib ibe iliird siaiemerii above. bur all people wlio arr
responsibly in lad subsrribe io ibe liisl arid seeond
siaiemenis nai said, i be ere we slioiild use all llie

 

 

speeier we need or ran iind lo use in our own
reiilerrieni designs, prairidmg rliey are rial inerlly
ramprni ind madam

wiieilier we approve ol ii or no, lire world aboui us
eoniinually enanges. some would wani lo keep
everyilairig ilie same, bur liisiory, palaeoiuology, and
rommoruense iells us ilial allluoeliansd, is enangiiig
will rnange. in a world wliere we are losing loieila,
iperiei. and wliole eeosysiems. inere are iliree
roneurrenz and parallel Isponses iii ilre environmenr:

I, CARE FOR SURVWING NATURAL assemble
IFS, io leave ilie wrldernss io beal iisell

2. REHABILITATE momma ox ERODED
LAND using mmplex pioneer 1W6 and longeierrn
planl assemblies inees, slirnbs. ground rovers),

: mug OUR OWN comux LIVING
ENVIRONMENT wiili as many speeiee as we ran save,
or nave need ior, irom wherever on unh diey rome

We are led approaelirng ilie poini wliere we need
reiuges lor all global lile lorrris, as well as regional,
nadonal, or siaie parks lor indigenous iorois of planis
arid ammals. wrnle we seeoirr loeal ilora and iauna as
'mhvz", we may also logically see all lile as "lulive lo
earrli While we iry tn preserve sysierns rnai are siill
loeal and diverse, we abould also build new or
reeorrioinani eeologies lrom global iesouiser, especially
in order to iiabilise degraded lands

ln your own garden, inere are likely io be planis.
animals, and soil organisms lrorri every ma,or
landmasi and many islands lei iravel bas merely
accelera‘led a proeess already welleeslabllslied by
ronnnenial drill, bird migraiion, wind iranspon, and
me raiiing oi debris by waier Everymirig wrll. in ome,
eiilier beroine eriinpi, spread more widely, or evolve io
new iorrris. lzaeli ol inese proeesses is liappenirig ai
onre, bui ine rare oi ekiinoilon and eirrliange is
areeleraiing Rainer inan new species, adapied liybnds
are arising lor example as palms, sea grasses, and
mails. and miero—organiimi irom many Conllnems
meei, mix, and produce new aeeommodarions io ilieir
~new- envnorirrienis.

Tire very eliemiarry or rlie air, mll, and waoer ii in
iliiii. Merals,rnerrueals, isoloper, gases, and planes are
loose on earrli dla| have never belore been preseni, or
never preseni in run. lorrn and quaniiiy belore we
made iiso

fl is my beliel iliai we love iwo responsibiliiie io
puou

- Puman|yi ii is io gei our liouse and garden, our
plare oi livrng in oider, rouiai lrsiipponsus

. Seemidar-lly, ii is lo lirnii our populanon on earili,
or we ooiselyes beeome ilie nrial plague

Bolh ilieee duiies are innniaiely oonneeied, as soble
regions ereaie siable populaiions, ll we do no gee our
alias, homes, and gardens in order, so iliai iney reed
and shelf!!! us, we musi lay waaie io all oiler naiural
sysiems. unis, lriily responsible eonservarionises liaye
gardens wbioli suppori ineir lood needs, and are
worring io iedueei - own energy needs no . modaer
eonsuoipiion, or io ibai wnien ean besupplied by loeal

 

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