ecosystems

“Our ecosystems, our species are still suffering a lot up here because of unhealthy levels of extraction,” said Wendy Schneider, executive director of Friends of the Inyo, a conservation group that is co-sponsoring the event.

“If we could have a significant reduction in extraction, like 25% to 30%, it would make a huge difference for our ecosystems up here.”

“We all need to work together to get this giant agency to do the right thing and work with us in a more meaningful way so that we can have healthy ecosystems up here.”

"We must protect our biosphere - it is not a zero-sum game," he added, pointing to a recent report by the Office for National Statistics that valued UK ecosystems at £1.8tn.

These two tribes exist in what appear to be parallel political ecosystems, across a deep partisan divide where opposing views are dismissed and the candidates inspire a devoted loyalty that goes beyond normal party affiliation.