Nice article reflecting shifting thinking on ‘untouched nature’ and the human age. Accepting that, can we create a fully networked plan for ecosystems? What happens when we don’t totally understand systems on which we depend?  Is this just as Romantic an idea as ‘untouched nature’?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/opinion/the-age-of-man-is-not-a-disaster.html?_r=3&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1323356435-4R2Tp1jRgUmWL4zeUvpyNw