Ethics In Biodiversity Conservation

Author : Patrik Baard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000504828

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This book examines the role of ethics and philosophy in biodiversity conservation. The objective of this book is two-fold: on the one hand it offers a detailed and systematic account of central normative concepts often used, but rarely explicated nor justified, within conservation biology. Such concepts include ‘values’ (both intrinsic, instrumental, and, more recently, relational), ‘rights’, and ‘duties’. The second objective is to emphasize to environmental philosophers and applied ethicists the many interesting decision-making challenges of biodiversity conservation. The book argues that a nuanced account of instrumental values provides a powerful tool for reasoning about the values of biodiversity. It also scrutinizes relational values, the concept of rights of nature, and risk, and show how moral philosophy proves indispensable for these concepts. Consequently, it engages with recent suggestions on normative aspects of biodiversity conservation, and show the need for moral philosophy in biodiversity conservation. The overriding aim of this book is to provide conservation biologists and policy-makers with a systematic overview of concepts and assessments of the reasons for reaching prescriptive conclusions about biodiversity conservation. This will prove instrumental in clarifying the role of applied ethics and a refined understanding of the tools it can provide. This title will be of interest to students and scholars of conservation biology, conservation policy, environmental ethics and environmental philosophy.

Author : Jayanta Kumar Mallick
Publisher : Ethics International Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781871891560

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In 1864 in India, the British Raj established the Imperial Forest Department. Social forestry got a major boost in the early 1980s, initiating a new approach to deal with the problem of biotic interference on forest land. A great change was made in forest and forestry management for the protection and development of forests, where Forest Protection Committees (FPCs) were formed by villagers, following the Arabari Model Community forest experiment in West Bengal, for usufruct rights and revenue sharing, which is unique in the history of forest management in the world. Ethics of Biodiversity Conservation takes a unique longitudinal view of this important forestry management case study. Today, increasing human population, growing industrialization, pollution, and climate change, creates the challenge of determining ways and means of ensuring that biodiversity conservation is an integral part of forest management.

Author : Ricardo Rozzi,S.T.A. Pickett,Clare Palmer,Juan J. Armesto,J. Baird Callicott
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400774704

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Linking Ecology and Ethics for a Changing World by Ricardo Rozzi,S.T.A. Pickett,Clare Palmer,Juan J. Armesto,J. Baird Callicott Pdf

To comprehensively address the complexities of current socio-ecological problems involved in global environmental change, it is indispiseble to achieve an integration of ecological understanding and ethical values. Contemporary science proposes an inclusive ecosystem concept that recognizes humans as components. Contemporary environmental ethics includes eco-social justice and the realization that as important as biodiversity is cultural diversity, inter-cultural, inter-institutional, and international collaboration requiring a novel approach known as biocultural conservation. Right action in confronting the challenges of the 21st century requires science and ethics to be seamlessly integrated. This book resulted from the 14th Cary Conference that brought together leading scholars and practitioners in ecology and environmental philosophy to discuss core terminologies, methods, questions, and practical frameworks for long-term socio-ecological research, education, and decision making.

Author : H. S. A. Yahya
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781452061252

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Biodiversity Conservation Ethics in Major Religions by H. S. A. Yahya Pdf

Covering three broader issues biodiversity conservation, religious doctrine and environment the book Biodiversity Conservation Ethics in Major Religions is the result of a unique approach. It attempts to initiate scientific discourse through the fabric of religions. Spread across 15 chapters, the book covers the essence of 10 religions on biodiversity, encompassing a wide range of issues related to conservation. The book promises to be a useful resource for biodiversity students, researchers and protected area managers and also for religious scholars who are invited to look at the broader themes of religions beyond theology.

Author : Lawrence S. Hamilton
Publisher : White Horse Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015031727509

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Ethics, Religion and Biodiversity by Lawrence S. Hamilton Pdf

Author : Sahotra Sarkar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521851327

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Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy by Sahotra Sarkar Pdf

This book explores the epistemological and ethical issues at the foundations of environmental philosophy, emphasising the conservation of biodiversity. Sahota Sarkar criticises attempts to attribute intrinsic value to nature and defends an anthropocentric position on biodiversity conservation based on an untraditional concept of transformative value. Unlike other studies in the field of environmental philosophy, this book is as much concerned with epistemological issues as with environmental ethics. It covers a broad range of topics, including problems of explanation and prediction in traditional ecology and how individual-based models and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is transforming ecology. Introducing a brief history of conservation biology, Sarkar analyses the consensus framework for conservation planning through adaptive management. He concludes with a discussion of directions for theoretical research in conservation biology and environmental philosophy.

Author : H. S. A. Yahya
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781452061245

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Biodiversity Conservation Ethics in Major Religions by H. S. A. Yahya Pdf

Covering three broader issues - biodiversity conservation, religious doctrine and environment - the book Biodiversity Conservation Ethics in Major Religions is the result of a unique approach. It attempts to initiate scientific discourse through the fabric of religions. Spread across 15 chapters, the book covers the essence of 10 religions on biodiversity, encompassing a wide range of issues related to conservation. The book promises to be a useful resource for biodiversity students, researchers and protected area managers and also for religious scholars who are invited to look at the broader themes of religions beyond theology.

Author : Biodiversity Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 0615122582

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Ethics for a Small Planet by Biodiversity Project Pdf

This handbook on the ethical and theological underpinnings of biodiversity conservation is meant to be a tool to open a broader conversation on the ethical considerations related to protecting species, habitat, and ecosystems. Featuring essays from a distinguished group of ethicists, theologians, environmental advocates and communications experts, the purpose of this publication is to help biodiversity spokespersons understand the ethical and religious frameworks in which biodiversity issues are discussed so that they can communicate more effectively with the public. The University of Wisconsin Press no longer distributes this title. The book is still in print and copies may be ordered from: Biodiversity Project 214 N Henry St Ste 201 Madison, WI 53703 Tel: 608-250-9876 Fax: 608-257-3513 Email: [email protected] www.biodiversityproject.org

Author : Sahotra Sarkar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0511345283

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Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy by Sahotra Sarkar Pdf

This book explores the epistemological and ethical issues at the foundations of environmental philosophy, emphasizing the conservation of biodiversity. Sahota Sarkar criticizes previous attempts to attribute intrinsic value to nature and defends an anthropocentric position on biodiversity conservation based on an untraditional concept of transformative value. Unlike other studies in the field of environmental philosophy, this book is as much concerned with epistemological issues as with environmental ethics. It covers a broad range of topics, including problems of explanation and prediction in traditional ecology and how individual-based models and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is transforming ecology. Introducing a brief history of conservation biology, Sarkar analyzes the new consensus framework for conservation planning through adaptive management. He concludes with a discussion of the future directions for theoretical research in conservation biology and environmental philosophy.

Author : Ronald L. Sandler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139789639

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The Ethics of Species by Ronald L. Sandler Pdf

We are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in unprecedented ways and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require an ethic of species to guide our interactions with them. In this book, Ronald L. Sandler examines the value of species and the ethical significance of species boundaries and discusses what these mean for species preservation in the light of global climate change, species engineering and human enhancement. He argues that species possess several varieties of value, but they are not sacred. It is sometimes permissible to alter species, let them go extinct (even when we are a cause of the extinction) and invent new ones. Philosophically rigorous, accessible and illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary science, this book will be of interest to students of philosophy, bioethics, environmental ethics and conservation biology.

Author : G.C. Van Kooten,Erwin H Bulte,A.R.E. Sinclair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351751568

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Conserving Nature's Diversity: Insights from Biology, Ethics and Economics by G.C. Van Kooten,Erwin H Bulte,A.R.E. Sinclair Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: An edited collection based on a workshop which explored the biological, social, ethical, economic and political pressures underlying the present perceived loss of biodiversity. It brings together philosophers, economists, biologists and others whose fields deal with the conservation of nature's diversity, and with the preservation and protection of species and ecosystems.

Author : Kevin J. O'Brien
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781589016644

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An Ethics of Biodiversity by Kevin J. O'Brien Pdf

Life on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life forms around us. Estimates suggest that species extinctions caused by humans occur at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, and that one of every twenty species on the planet could be eradicated by 2060. An Ethics of Biodiversity argues that these facts should inspire careful reflection and action in Christian churches, which must learn from earth’s vast diversity in order to help conserve the natural and social diversity of our planet. Bringing scientific data into conversation with theological tradition, the book shows that biodiversity is a point of intersection between faith and ethics, social justice and environmentalism, science and politics, global problems and local solutions. An Ethics of Biodiversity offers a set of tools for students, environmentalists, and people of faith to think critically about how human beings can live with and as part of the variety of life in God’s creation.

Author : Holmes Rolston
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 023107901X

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Conserving Natural Value by Holmes Rolston Pdf

An eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture.

Author : Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521768863

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Defending Biodiversity by Jonathan A. Newman,Gary Varner,Stefan Linquist Pdf

This interdisciplinary and accessible book will help environmentalists to make stronger arguments in favor of conserving biodiversity.

Author : L. Westra,J. Lemons
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789401104517

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Perspectives on Ecological Integrity by L. Westra,J. Lemons Pdf

Concepts of ecological integrity have recently been proposed to facilitate enhanced protection of biological and ecological resources against the threat of human activities. The promotion of ecological integrity as a basis for public policy and decision making stems from scientists and others concerned about the threats of human activities to ecosystems and species, and from philosophers attempting to derive a more suitable ethic to guide the relationships between humans and the non-human environment. Although ecological integrity has been proposed as a norm for public policy and decision making, the concept is relatively new and therefore the underlying scientific and philosophical rationales have not been fully developed. This book offers a number of perspectives to stimulate and inform future discussion on the importance and consequences of ecological integrity for science, morality and public policy. Audience: Environmental professionals, whether academic, governmental or industrial, or working in the private consultancy sector. Also suitable as an upper-level reference text.