by Emma Marris from MIT Technology Review on (#74ZRW)
As a movement, environmentalism has been pretty misanthropic. Understandably so-we humans have done some destructive things to the ecosystems around us. In the 21st century, though, mainstream conservation is learning that humans can be a force for good. Foresters are turning to Indigenous burning practices to prevent wildfires. Biologists are realizing that flower-dotted meadows were...