The idea that ‘green’ ecosystems are automatically more healthy is based on a long history of assumptions about nature.

We should question deep rooted assumptions about how pastoralists, livestock and wildlife can co-exist.

Beyond myths based on stories of lost Paradise or a romantic wilderness, there are diverse ways of seeing the relationships between humans, livestock and wildlife.

The logic of ‘Payments for Ecosystem Services’ is to give farmers incentives for ‘good’ ecological practices. But where do we draw the line between a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ practice?