Why conserve biodiversity? A multi-national exploration of stakeholders’ views on the arguments for biodiversity conservation
| Autor: | Pam Berry, Adina Stanciu, Yennie K. Bredin, Marina Garcia Llorente, John R. Haslett, Tiina Jääskeläinen, Veronika Fabók, Eszter Kovács, Malgorzata Blicharska, Mette Termansen, Paula A. Harrison, Nicoleta Geamana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Instrumental and intrinsic value Intrinsic value 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecological health Biodiversity Conservation psychology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Ecosystem services Argument Measurement of biodiversity Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ecological value 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology business.industry Environmental resource management Stakeholder Environmental ethics 15. Life on land Utilitarian value 13. Climate action Q-methodology business Conservation practitioners |
| Zdroj: | Berry, P M, Fabók, V, Blicharska, M, Bredin, Y K, Llorente, M G, Kovács, E, Geamana, N, Stanciu, A, Termansen, M, Jääskeläinen, T, Haslett, J R & Harrison, P A 2018, ' Why conserve biodiversity? A multi-national exploration of stakeholders’ views on the arguments for biodiversity conservation ', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 1741-1742 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1173-z |
| ISSN: | 1572-9710 0960-3115 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10531-016-1173-z |
| Popis: | Given the concern about biodiversity loss, there are a number of arguments used for biodiversity conservation ranging from those emphasising the intrinsic value of biodiversity to those on the direct use value of ecosystems. Yet arguing the case for biodiversity conservation effectively requires an understanding of why people value biodiversity. We used Q methodology to explore and understand how different conservation practitioners (social and natural science researchers, environmental non-Governmental organisations and decision-makers) in nine European countries argue for conservation. We found that there was a plurality of views about biodiversity and its conservation. A moral argument and some arguments around the intrinsic and ecological value of biodiversity were held by all stakeholder groups. They also shared the view that species valuation does not justify the destruction of nature. However, there were also some differences within and between the groups, which primarily reflected the espousal of either ecocentric or anthropocentric viewpoints. Our findings suggest that moral arguments and those around biodiversity’s intrinsic and ecological value could potentially serve as a starting point for building consensus among conservation practitioners. |
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