Why Biodiversity Matters

ISBN-13: 9780367365202 / Miękka / 2023 / 152 str.

Nigel Dudley

Opis

All life on Earth has the right to exist, but as we teeter on the verge of a sixth extinction this book discusses why biodiversity matters and why we should care if species go extinct.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Do species matter? Laying out the case

2. The concept of biodiversity

3. The concept of rights

4. What are biodiversity rights?

5. What are the utilitarian arguments for protecting biodiversity?

6. Rights in conflict

7. Rights in synergy

8. What do others say?

9. Current protection of biodiversity rights

10. Is my way the best way?

11. What should our role be now?

O autorze

Nigel Dudley is a consultant ecologist who has worked with international organisations, including WWF International, IUCN and UNESCO. He is Co-founder of Equilibrium Research and Industry Fellow in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author/editor of numerous titles, including Co-author of Leaving Space for Nature (Routledge, 2020), Arguments for Protected Areas (Routledge, 2010) and Authenticity in Nature (Routledge, 2011).