Future Wild: Nature Restoration in Ireland

Highlights ongoing projects aimed at restoring Ireland's natural habitats and species for a sustainable future. Ireland has little left of its original natural habitats. Many species, like the curlew, are under pressure due to intensive practices such as farming, forestry and fisheries and some are threatened with extinction. But given a little help from us, nature has the innate capacity to restore itself. Nature restoration is the positive management of the environment for the benefit of wildlife and people. It looks to the future, by steering natural habitats and wildlife in a better and more sustainable direction. In Future Wild: Nature Restoration in Ireland, Richard Nairn explores numerous active restoration projects around Ireland which show how natural habitats and native species can be restored sustainably for the benefit of everyone. From individual landowners and voluntary organisations to state bodies such as Bord na Móna, he meets the people who are dedicated to nature restoration. By turns shocking, hopeful and finally positive, Future Wild shows that the damage we have done to nature can also be undone by us, and that, with nature restoration, we can create a richer and more diverse environment for generations to come. Table of Contents Introduction In search of wilderness Has nature conservation failed? Restoring the woods Reimagining the hills Farming with nature Rivers running free Peatland rehab Rediscovering the sea Losers and winners Bringing them back Restoring the future – a noble goal Acknowledgements References Index 244
ASIN: 1835940013
VSKU: BVV.1835940013.G
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Author/Artist:Nairn, Richard
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