What can early human farmers teach us about rewilding today?

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Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces in southeastern Yunnan province, China | Credit: iStock
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Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces in southeastern Yunnan province, China | Credit: iStock

The very first farmers hundreds of thousands of years ago often made landscapes even more biodiverse, which may offer lessons for rewilding efforts today, argue Jonathan D. Gordon and Brennen Fagan from the University of York

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