Conservation in the Anthropocene

Historically “conservation” has been a term used to describe human efforts to preserve nature in a wild condition. However, in an age where humans are the drivers of ecological, climatological, and geological change, conservation can no longer be primarily about “preserving nature.” Today conservation must engage processes that transform human intention toward and interaction with nature through which humans create a landscape that is neither abandoned nor degraded, but used well by humans and non-humans alike.