Current conservation treats local symptoms, not underlying land-sickness causes

Evidence

In general, the trend of the evidence indicates that in land, just as in the human body, the symptoms may lie in one organ and the cause in another. The practices we now call conservation are, to a large extent, local alleviations of biotic pain. They are necessary, but they must not be confused with cures. The art of land doctoring is being practiced with vigor, but the science of land health is yet to be born. — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, 694

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes ‘conservation as local alleviation’ from an as-yet-unborn ‘science of land health’.
• XREF: connects to: Species extinction and pest irruption signal sickness in the land organism — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac: With Other…, 689; Conservation must protect disturbance regimes, not just taxa, to preserve biodiversity — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1120; Suppressing disturbance makes ecosystems more vulnerable to catastrophe — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 2073 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Solving environmental problems requires an ethic for the home landscape, not just remote wilderness #corroborates (0.75) — William Cronon, The Trouble with Wilderness; or,…, 67
• Conservation must protect disturbance regimes, not just taxa, to preserve biodiversity #expands (0.72) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1120
• Suppressing disturbance makes ecosystems more vulnerable to catastrophe #expands (0.70) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 2073