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A much needed visionary book that reappraises current wildlands strategy in Britain, and makes recommendations on how existing wild areas can be managed, and expanded and connected. Based on research funded by the much respected BANC (British Association of Nature Conservationists), this book looks likely to become the catalyst of a new debate. From the publisher's announcement: After decades of operating off-the-back-foot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change. Beyond Conservation offers a revolutionary agenda for both managing existing wildlands in Britain and for expanding and connecting such lands. Central to this strategy is the imperative to 'rewild' or restore and repair damaged habitat and ecosystems, promote existing biodiversity and reintroduce vanished plant and animal species, while working to reconcile human needs and livelihoods and the needs of nature. What people have said about the book: 'Peter Taylor builds bridges between ecology, countryside policy and spirituality ....This book is novel in its breadth, and offers a sharp challenge to conventional thinking in conservation' Bill Adams, University of Cambridge

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