Niches for Species: George Monbiot’s TED Talk on Rewilding.

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This TED Talk from Guardian environment writer George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) makes a compelling argument for rewilding: putting back what we have taken from nature, letting the ecosystems do what they will and allowing the megafauna to re-reshape the ecosystem.

“It offers us the hope that our silent spring can be replaced by a raucous summer.”

The connections across the curriculum here are clear, most notably to 5.1 Ecosystems and HL Option G4: Conservation of Biodiversity. Well worth 15 minutes and could be the stimulus for class discussion.

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Posted on September 15, 2013, in Conservation, Ecology & Conservation (Core and Options), Environments, Ethics, Human Impacts, TED talks. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.

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