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"Nature Conservation and the Precautionary Principle"
John M. Francis discusses nature conservation and the precautionary principle.
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"Global Population Growth and the Demise of Nature"
Stanley Warner, Mark Feinstein, Raymond Coppinger, and Elisabeth Clemence discuss global population growth and the demise of nature, appealing for a change in the nature of the discussion of population among environmentalists, to focus on the question of how best to manage remaining wildlife.
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"Approaches to Conserving Vulnerable Wildlife in China: Does the Colour of Cat Matter—if it Catches Mice?"
Richard B. Harris discusses China’s policies in wildlife conservation, particularly with regard to endangered species to suggest that Western criticisms of Chinese utilitarian attitudes are inappropriate, ineffective, and possibly counter-productive.
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"A Political-Ecology Approach to Wildlife Conservation in Kenya"
John S. Akama, Christopher L. Lant, and G. Wesley Burnett use a political-ecological framework in the analysis of the social factors of wildlife conservation in Kenya.
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"Anthropocentrism: A Misunderstood Problem"
Tim Hayward discusses the reason for his claim that anthropocentrism is a misunderstood problem.
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"Plural Values and Environmental Valuation"
Wilfred Beckerman and Joanna Pasek discuss criticisms of contingent valuation (CV) and allied techniques for estimating the intensity of peoples’ preferences for the environment, concluding that little progress will be made until both sides in the debate recognise what is valid in their opponents’ arguments.
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"The Consequentialist Side of Environmental Ethics"
Daniel Holbrook discusses two principles often found in environmental ethics—self-realization and environmental preservation—as two logically independent principles.
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"Environmental Values, Anthropocentrism and Speciesism"
Onora O’Neill discusses environmental values and anthropocentrism and speciesism, with reference to obligation-based reasoning.
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"Nonuse Values and the Environment: Economic and Ethical Motivations"
Tom Crowards discusses nonuse values as a potentially very important, but controversial, aspect of the economic valuation of the environment, introducing the concept of Safe Minimum Standards.
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"Valuation as Revelation and Reconciliation"
Tom O’Riordan discusses valuation as revelation and reconciliation, arguing that a more legitimate participatory form of democracy is required to reveal valuation through consensual negotiation.