“There is no such thing as a pristine state in a world evolving with humans” - Nina-Marie Lister

Ecosystems are always changing, and no single moment in their lifecycle can be captured or preserved. True conservation includes figuring out how we can foster biodiversity within our urban environments, not just leaving tracts of bush entirely untouched.** The gaps between our big buildings and busy roads amount to a tremendous amount of space up for grabs. 

Our disruptive impact on the world has created a scenario where we are now responsible for managing the environment just to keep it from collapsing, yet even the areas we’ve traditionally ‘managed’ are deteriorating under environmental and population pressures.

Instead of an "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" attitude where we leave it all to the ecologists, restoration and conservation must become part of our everyday mindset—not just something we think about on a weekend bush walk.

The benefits of supporting nature in our cities, from psychological (biophilia, morality) to microbiological (immunity) to existential (climate, food security), are well-established in scientific literature. Its success together, or never. 

**Conservation efforts are unique to place. Fencing off areas of bush to protect them from introduced predators like foxes and cats has tremendous merit and demonstrated success. This is not the topic of this post.