The traditional conservation paradigm of “leaving nature alone” can be unrealistic and counter-productive, especially in a time of increasingly rapid ecosystem change, according to a new study by Stanford University scientists and colleagues, published April 6 in Nature Sustainability. The research argues that new awareness of land stewardship’s benefits is critical for ecosystem health within conserved landscape parcels and beyond their boundaries.
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