Conservation in the Anthropocene

Reshaping Interaction with Nature

Fred Van Dyke

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English

Routledge
06 March 2025

Botany & plant sciences; Biodiversity; Management of land & natural resources; Conservation of the environment; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment

This book provides a critical assessment of conservation in the Anthropocene grounded in the personal, historical, and cultural development of human interaction with nature.

The author argues that conservation can no longer be primarily about preserving nature but must adapt its efforts to promote changes through which humans create a landscape that is neither abandoned nor degraded but used well by humans and non-humans alike. The book first reviews the origin of ideas and conditions that have led to the concept and classification of the Anthropocene and explores how the author’s own interactions with nature were shaped through his experience as a conservation biologist. Next, it considers how humans have come to be the primary drivers of ecological activity, geological events, and climate change. Chapters then focus on the need for new conservation thinking regarding novel ecosystems, urban conservation, the role of Indigenous Peoples in conservation, and the value of protected areas (PAs), parks, and wilderness. The book concludes by identifying strategies for effective conservation and argues for a new formulation of conservation values that redefine human relationships and interaction with nature. Chapters are enlivened by the personal experiences of the author and the first-person narratives of conservation activists and scientists throughout the world who are learning to practice and succeed in conservation efforts under Anthropogenic conditions.

Drawing on global examples, this book will be of great value to students and scholars of biodiversity conservation and environmental science ready to consider a new way of looking at the care and nurture of nature in the Anthropocene.

By: Fred Van Dyke
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781032511078
ISBN 10: 1032511079
Series: Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 06 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fred Van Dyke is an independent consultant providing guidance in conservation research and education, professional development, writing for publication, and organizational leadership. Previously he was Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute and Professor of Biology at Wheaton College, USA. He has also worked as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, a contract biologist for the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Forest Service, and as a consultant to the US National Park Service and private industry. He is the co-author of Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, 3rd edition (2020).

Reviews for Conservation in the Anthropocene: Reshaping Interaction with Nature

There is no better book in our time on the conservation of the natural world. Conservation in the Anthropocene describes and analyzes the history of conservation and identifies what changes must take place in the strategies, goals, and practices of conservation in order to succeed in the Anthropocene. A scientifically informed and well written guide to what we must do to care for our home planet. Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Ph.D, Professor of Religion, Hope College, Michigan (USA), Author of Earthkeeping and Character