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What do you think of this Next Big Idea? And what's your idea for the future of nature? Tell us today!
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Climate change, biodiversity and sustainability: Believe it or not, these ideas were once radical — even controversial — in conservation circles.
But what are the next big ideas in conservation? Nature.org asked eight experts from The Nature Conservancy to tell us how they see the future of protecting nature. Read their responses — and then tell us what you think the next big idea in conservation should be.
Fast Forward to the Future of Conservation
Brigitte Griswold, Andy Hamano, Renée Mullen and Hazel Wong
"Conservationists are not mirroring or capitalizing on U.S. demographic trends."
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Jennifer Molnar
"We can make a difference by making informed decisions on how we grow our food as well as biofuels."
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Jonathan Hoekstra
"Cell phones everywhere is not necessarily a bad thing for conservation."
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Carmen Revenga
"The price you pay for water is but a small fraction of what it actually costs."
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Michael Jennings
"How can we account for evolution and genetic diversity in setting priorities for conservation?"
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Sanjayan and the Center for Global Trends
"We have to stretch our thinking and analysis to fit that scale."
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Erik Meijaard
"In the end, conservation is all about people…Nature doesn't do ethics."
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Mark Spalding
"The high seas — 50 percent of the Earth's surface — have no owner and no steward."
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Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Greg Miller/TNC (Cotopaxi Volcano, Condor Bioreserve, Ecuador); Photo © Scott Warren (Jabiru stork).
