Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index.
Introduction : biodiversity, agency, and environmental politics -- The awful symmetry of biodiversity hotspots -- Biopower, the global biodiversity census, and the escapes of nonhuman life -- World heritage sites, rocks, and biocultural diversity -- Urban biodiversity in New York City and the new rewilding -- Conclusion : agency revisited and the future of biodiversity -- Appendix : mixed-criteria world heritage sites