Human Aspects

Background Reading

CBFA chapter(s): 3, 14.4-14.7

The Conservation-Religion Interface: What Every Conservation Biologist Should Know

Ecological Economics and Biodiversity

Why is Biodiversity Important?

Lecture Slides

3. Human Aspects (class copy)

Discussion

Culture

Why Conservation Needs Religion, McLeod and Palmer 2015

Four Challenges of Sustainability

The Newly Legal Process for Turning Human Corpses to SoilReusable eight-by-four-foot steel cylinders, packed with wood chips, straw, and alfalfa, present an eco-friendly alternative to traditional…

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Valuing nature

Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Oyster ReefsAbstract. Valuation of ecosystem services can provide evidence of the importance of sustaining and enhancing those resources and the ecosystems that provide th

Ecosystem service tradeoff analysis reveals the value of marine spatial planning for multiple ocean uses

Nature saves us trillions of dollars in healthcareThe benefits of time spent in the great outdoors include reduced stress, better sleep, and improved cognition. And those benefits translate directly to our ability to lead happy and productive lives, which in turn improve the economy through greater output at work and reduced healthcare costs.But these benefits can be somewhat abstract, even if we know they exist, and that can make it challenging to argue for investing in nature itself.

Markets vs. Ethical Issues

A Market Proposal for Saving WhalesAccording to a controversial new proposal, markets should be trusted to save the whales.

A market approach to saving the whalesThe future of the International Whaling Commission is tenuous. A 'whale conservation market' might rescue it, say Christopher Costello, Leah R. Gerber and Steven Gaines.

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Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling, Defying International BanThe country says it will stop its annual hunts in the Antarctic — purportedly carried out for research purposes — and restrict its whalers to Japanese waters.

Trophy hunting and conservation: Do the major ethical theories converge in opposition to trophy hunting?

Even more impacts!

Hive heists: why the next threat to bees is organized crimePollination has become big business, and thieves are now targeting hives with growing sophistication in the US

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