Biodiversity and human well-being: an essential link for sustainable development
| Autor: | Robin L. Chazdon, J. E. Duffy, Shahid Naeem, B. Worm, Case M. Prager |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Value (ethics)
Conservation of Natural Resources 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Natural resource economics Health Status Commodity Biodiversity Personal Satisfaction Review 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology law.invention Ecosystem services law Humans human well-being 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science Sustainable development sustainable development General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Environmental resource management Special Feature General Medicine Geography Conceptual framework Well-being CLARITY ecosystem services General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1471-2954 0962-8452 |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rspb.2016.2091 |
| Popis: | As society strives to transition towards more sustainable development pathways, it is important to properly conceptualize the link between biodiversity (i.e. genes, traits, species and other dimensions) and human well-being (HWB; i.e. health, wealth, security and other dimensions). Here, we explore how published conceptual frameworks consider the extent to which the biodiversity–HWB links are being integrated into public discourse and scientific research and the implications of our findings for sustainable development. We find that our understanding has gradually evolved from seeing the value of biodiversity as an external commodity that may influence HWB to biodiversity as fundamental to HWB. Analysis of the literature trends indicates increasing engagement with the terms biodiversity , HWB and sustainable development in the public, science and policy spheres, but largely as independent rather than linked terms. We suggest that a consensus framework for sustainable development should include biodiversity explicitly as a suite of internal variables that both influence and are influenced by HWB. Doing so will enhance clarity and help shape coherent research and policy priorities. We further suggest that the absence of this link in development can inadvertently lead to a ratcheting down of biodiversity by otherwise well-meaning policies. Such biotic impoverishment could lock HWB at minimum levels or lead to its decline and halt or reverse progress in achieving sustainable development. |
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