Rewilding
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Rewilding is the process of undoing domestication.[1] In green anarchism and anarcho-primitivism, humans are said to be "domesticated" by civilization. Supporters of such human rewilding argue that through the process of domestication, human wildness has been tamed and taken away.[2] Rewilding, then, is about overcoming human domestication and returning to the purported innate wildness. Though often associated with primitive skills and relearning knowledge of wild plants and animals, it emphasizes primal living as a holistic reality rather than just a number of skills or specific type of knowledge.
Rewilding is most associated with green anarchy and anarcho-primitivism or anti-civilization anarchy in general,[3] though there is a large primitive living contingent who come at it from a less militant direction.[4]
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[edit] Other uses
Another common use of the term 'rewilding' is as a synonym to ecological restoration and refers to the restoration of native plant species to a plot of land, such as a backyard or streamside.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rewilding" from Green Anarchist Infoshop
- ^ GA Collective & Coalition Against Civilization, "The Origins of Civilization
- ^ The GA & Wildroots Collectives, "A Primer for a Balanced Existence Amid the Ruins of Civilization"
- ^ "Visons" page at SacredLands.org
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[edit] External links
- The Rewilding Institute
- REWILD.info
- Wildland network UK
- Self-willed land
- Stozenburg, William. Where the Wild Things Were. Conservation in Practice 7(1):28-34.
- "A Primitivist Primer"
