via bldgblog, the grim idea that the best way of preserving natural landscapes might be through making them too dangerous for humans to venture into.
The post carries pictures of beautiful landscapes — and of the landmines which were once buried there. Remove the mines, and will the landscape in turn be destroyed?
It’s not dissimilar to the allure of the exclusion zone around Chernobyl. Again, a certain deadliness suits nature just as it keeps us out.