▁land sc apes . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁natural ▁landscape ▁is ▁sometimes ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁w ilder ness , ▁but ▁for ▁ge ograph ers ▁natural ▁landscape ▁is ▁a ▁scientific ▁term ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁bi ological , ▁ge ological , ▁clim at ological ▁and ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁a ▁landscape , ▁not ▁the ▁cultural ▁values ▁that ▁are ▁imp lied ▁by ▁the ▁word ▁w ilder ness . ▁ ▁The ▁natural ▁and ▁conservation ▁Mat ters ▁are ▁complicated ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁words ▁nature ▁and ▁natural ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁meaning . ▁On ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁dictionary ▁meaning ▁for ▁nature : ▁" The ▁phen omena ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁world ▁collect ively , ▁including ▁plants , ▁animals , ▁the ▁landscape , ▁and ▁other ▁features ▁and ▁products ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁humans ▁or ▁human ▁cre ations ." ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁growing ▁aw aren ess , ▁especially ▁since ▁Charles ▁Dar win , ▁of ▁human ities ▁bi ological ▁aff inity ▁with ▁nature . ▁ ▁The ▁dual ism ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁definition ▁has ▁its ▁roots ▁is ▁an ▁" anci ent ▁concept ", ▁because ▁early ▁people ▁viewed ▁" n ature , ▁or ▁the ▁non human ▁world ▁[ … ] ▁as ▁a ▁divine ▁Other , ▁god like ▁in ▁its ▁separation ▁from ▁humans ." ▁In ▁the ▁West , ▁Christian ity ' s ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁fall , ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁hum ank ind ▁from ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den , ▁where ▁all ▁creation ▁lived ▁in ▁harm ony