From: tsm@fastmail.ca   
      
   Julian  wrote:   
   > On 22/02/2026 19:53, dart200 wrote:   
   >> On 2/22/26 11:20 AM, Tara wrote:   
   >>> Julian  wrote:   
   >>>> A new study argues that the concept of a “pristine wilderness”   
   that’s   
   >>>> free from human inhabitants is a failing Eurocentric concept that may be   
   >>>> used to expand conservation areas, a concern the U.N. special rapporteur   
   >>>> on human rights and the environment reiterates in a policy brief about   
   >>>> the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The displacement of   
   >>>> Indigenous peoples and local communities from such landscapes for   
   >>>> conservation purposes may have adverse impacts on the ecosystem’s   
   >>>> integrity and lead to the degradation of biodiversity...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://earth.org/pristine-wilderness-without-human-presence-is-a-   
   >>>> flawed-construct-study-says/   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Extremes again. This is silly. Humans can and should be allowed to enjoy   
   >>> “pristine” nature so long as they leave it as they found it and a   
   balance   
   >>> needs to be maintained between the number of people and nature.   
   >>> Pristine means “not disturbed by man”. And aboriginal peoples need not   
   be   
   >>> displaced as they say because their culture is one of conservation and   
   >>> protection of nature.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> ahh yes, julian the sack sad of shit really gives a fuck of ecological   
   >> biodiversity...   
   >   
   > Aw bless!   
   > That is very kind but I don't need any more rent free accommodation.   
   >   
      
    Living with and in nature should be no more rent free than living anywhere   
   else. Only the trees and critters get to do that.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)