1. The moral basis for conservation - Reflections on Dickman et al
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Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Yurdi Yasmi, David Price, Douglas Sheil, Rajindra K. Puri, Manuel Ruiz-Pérez, Paul Vedeld, Yulia Sugandi, Eva K. Wollenberg, Jane Maslow Cohen, and UAM. Departamento de Ecología
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0106 biological sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Ecology ,Environmental ethics ,Biology ,Biología y Biomedicina / Biología ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Life Science ,Moral relativism ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Front (military) - Abstract
Dickman et al . (2015; Front Ecol Environ 13[6] : 325–31) suggested that “moral relativism” and “misguided respect” for cultural practices impede biological conservation. They favor a world in which conservation scientists armed with universal norms will more readily implement their solutions without the consent of local stakeholders. While we acknowledge their concerns, their vision, however tentative, appears misguided. Here we highlight some objections.
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- 2016