The concept and phenomena of biodiversity point at and argue for the interrelatedness of nature and society. That humans and society are a part of nature, and that nature is altered and threatened by the organization of modern society. When the concept of biodiversity was introduced within biology, it was argued that conservation biologists had the knowledge needed to conserve nature and reverse the destruction of biodiversity, thus they were described to hold the key to the future through the power of scientific knowledge. However, this argument forgets the social dimension of biodiversity. To conserve nature and reverse the destruction of biodiversity we also need knowledge of the social dimensions of biodiversity. Thus, environmental sociologists hold a complementary key to the future through the power of social scientific knowledge.