The World and the Wild

Can nature be restored to a pristine state through deliberate action? Must the preservation of wilderness always subordinate the interests of humans to those of other species? Can indigenous peoples be entrusted with the guardianship of their own wild resources? This collection of international writings tackles tough questions like these as it expands wilderness conservation beyond its American roots. One of the first anthologies to consider wilderness as a global issue, it takes a stand against the notion that wilderness is a northern colonialist conceit and is irrelevant to the plans of third world countries. Contributions from all over the planet-- Nepal, Borneo, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, India, and the United States-- show instead that wilderness has an important place in the environmental thought and policy of any nation, industrial or developing. The World and the Wild boldly advances the idea that our concept of wilderness must expand to take in new vistas. It breaks fresh ground in global environmentalism and is essential reading for anyone concerned with development issues related to conservation. Contents

Foreword: Whither World Wilderness? / Vance G. Martin

Introduction: Wilderness in the Rest of the World / David Rothenberg

How Can Four Trees Make a Jungle? / Pramod Parajuli

The Unpaintable West / Zeese Papanikolas

Restoring Wilderness or Reclaiming Forests? / Sahotra Sarkar

For Indian Wilderness / Philip Cafaro and Monish Verma

In the Dust of Kilimanjaro / David Western

Why Conservation in the Tropics Is Failing / John Terborgh

"Trouble in Paradise": An Exchange / David Western and John Terborgh

Zulu History / Ian Player

Bruno Manser and the Penan / William W. Bevis

Roads Where There Have Long Been Trails / Kathleen Harrison

Volcano Dreams / Tom Vanderbilt

Recycled Rain Forest Myths / Antonio Carlos Diegues

The Park of Ten Thousand Waterfalls / Dan Imhoff

Mapping the Wild / Edward A. Whitesell

Earth Jazz / Evan Eisenberg

They Trampled on Our Taboos / Damien Arabagali