Embodying Regeneration: Understanding Invasive Species and Our Role in Ecosystem Stewardship
Beginning or no understanding of topic, Open to all
Movement not required
Likely neutral
Consider how the world we design and inhabit creates the context for invasive species, and how we can change what we do to create thriving ecosystems
Invasive species are often viewed as the drivers of ecosystem change, and the practice of landscape management often focuses on their removal as a means to improve ecosystem function and enhance biodiversity. A more holistic view of invasive species places them within a larger social, economic, and ecological context as symptoms, rather than causes, of changing ecosystems. Factors including climate change, historic changes in land use and management, and even our modern concept of nature and wilderness contribute to the status of ecosystems we live in today, many of which are declining in health and productivity. People have an important role to play in accounting for and mitigating these forces as they make plans for increasing biodiversity, beauty, and ecosystem function over the long term. We can be stewards of diverse, abundant, and thriving ecosystems - we'll discuss how to embody this land-based knowledge in our daily lives.
All Ecology & Research presentations proudly sponsored by Forest without frontiers.