37. Emma Marris on our rambunctious garden: wilderness and human influence on nature

Challenging Climate

Emma Marris is an environmental writer and Institute Fellow at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. She has also written for National Geographic, the Atlantic, the New York Times, Wired, and other publications. In this episode, we dive into the concepts introduced in her book Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World, such as wilderness and nature purity. We discuss the relationship between nature and humans, from assisted migration to climate change, and how we can re-envision it.

Links:

• Emma Marris’ profile
• Marris’ weekly articles on The Atlantic
• Check out her books, Wild Souls and Rambunctious Garden
• As recommended by Emma, The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole

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Chapters

1. 37. Emma Marris on our rambunctious garden: wilderness and human influence on nature (00:00:00)

2. Intro and background (00:03:09)

3. Emma's book, Rambunctious Garden (00:04:23)

4. How do you define "wilderness"? (00:07:05)

5. North American view of "wilderness" (00:13:34)

6. European perspective on mainstream conservation (00:15:59)

7. Animal welfare and wilderness in nature conservation (00:20:08)

8. 2nd Book: Wild Souls (00:21:49)

9. Just how 'wild' are wild animals anymore? (00:25:14)

10. Moral principles for how humans should treat animals (00:30:20)

11. Have you changed your opinion on anything since writing your books? (00:32:51)

12. Lessons we can apply to our climate change crisis (00:35:00)

13. Do you believe we have entered the Anthropocene? (00:37:07)

14. What gives you optimism? (00:39:31)