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Reasons To Be Cheerful · 26 days ago
How Conservationists Are Preparing Nature for Tomorrow's Hotter World
As climate change casts its unrelenting shadow over the natural world, conservationists are scrambling to prepare for a future where Earth's landscapes may scorch with unprecedented heat. They speak not of mere adaptation-a word that limps behind reality-but of resilience, a tenacious march through the coming trials. In the lush expanse from the lowlands to the highlands, a strategy emerges: "Large, connected, well-managed ecological systems," as Jean Labuschagne of African Parks articulates. Here, the emphasis on size isn't just about the sprawling domains but the space it affords life to shift amidst chaos. Anchored by initiatives like 30 by 30, which seeks to protect a third of our planet by 2030, this effort is not to maintain the world as we knew it but to sculpt safety in the face of the unknowable. As Nik Sekhran reflects on the oystercatchers of Betty's Bay, the call to action becomes clear-manage for change or become lost to it.
