"Nativism and Nature: Rethinking Biological Invasion"
Jonah H. Peretti questions nativist trends in Conservation Biology that have made environmentalists biased against alien species.
Jonah H. Peretti questions nativist trends in Conservation Biology that have made environmentalists biased against alien species.
In this essay, Marks Woods and Paul Veatch Moriatry try to answer two philosophical questions in order to develop and enact sensible policies: (1) What exactly makes a species native or exotic, and (2) What values are at stake?
Ned Hettinger argues that exotic species should not be identified as damaging species, species introduced by humans, or species originating from some other geographical location and presents an alternative characterization.
In this paper the conservation value of traditionally protected forests is studied with regard to its ecological representativity and institutional persistence.
In this essay, Jay Odenbaugh examines the controversy concerning the advocacy of ethical values in conservation biology.
This paper seeks to show that sociobiology does not pose the kinds of threat to humanism and environmentalism outlined by Hinchman.
In this editorial, Isis Brook introduces the complex field of ethical thinking about environments and non-human entities.
The authors promote the idea of “Natural Governance” as a new approach to conservation based on three pillars, namely ecology, cooperation, and cultural systems.
Frank de Vocht reviews The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg.