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Conservation, Volume 1, Issue 4

December 2021 - 7 articles

Cover Story: Anthropocentrism in Western (modern industrial) society is dominant, goes back hundreds of years, and can rightly be called ‘hubris’. It removes almost all moral standing from the nonhuman world, seeing it purely as a resource. Here, we discuss the troubling components of anthropocentrism: worldview and ethics; dualisms, valuation, and values; a psychology of fear and denial; and the idea of philosophical ‘ownership’. We also question whether it is a truly practical (or ethical) approach. We then discuss three troubling examples of anthropocentrism in conservation: ‘new’ conservation, ecosystem services, and IPBES values assessment. We conclude that anthropocentrism is fueling the environmental crisis and accelerating extinction and urge academia to speak out instead for engaging in ecocentrism. View this paper
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Articles (7)

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,608 Views
18 Pages

16 December 2021

Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton, 1822) is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asian countries, including Bangladesh. This species is economically important as a game and food fish. The abundance of this fish is declining around the world, especiall...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,223 Views
8 Pages

1 December 2021

The term “biodiversity” generally refers to living variation. Biodiversity has recognized anthropocentric values of insurance and investment. Values of “nature” include those of biodiversity and also many other aspects reflect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,912 Views
15 Pages

23 November 2021

Community forests are a crucial component of farming systems and people’s livelihoods in the rural middle hills of Nepal, where the population depends upon the forest for fuelwood, fodder, and leaf litter for their daily needs. This study aims...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,075 Views
12 Pages

Avocado Cover Expansion in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Central Mexico

  • Jesús Eduardo Sáenz-Ceja and
  • Diego Rafael Pérez-Salicrup

25 October 2021

Avocado cultivation has reduced the extent of forest ecosystems in central Mexico, even in natural protected areas such as the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) where information on the extent and expansion dynamics of avocado cover is scant...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,713 Views
16 Pages

25 October 2021

Conservation research has historically been conducted at the macro level, focusing on animals and plants and their role in the wider ecosystem. However, there is a growing appreciation of the importance of microbial communities in conservation. Most...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
18,189 Views
14 Pages

The Trouble with Anthropocentric Hubris, with Examples from Conservation

  • Haydn Washington,
  • John Piccolo,
  • Erik Gomez-Baggethun,
  • Helen Kopnina and
  • Heather Alberro

1 October 2021

Anthropocentrism in Western (modern industrial) society is dominant, goes back hundreds of years, and can rightly be called ‘hubris’. It removes almost all moral standing from the nonhuman world, seeing it purely as a resource. Here, we discuss the t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,506 Views
15 Pages

30 September 2021

This research presents a literature review of published scientific literature on the Coromandel Peninsula, a well-known region of the northern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It contains many biological, geological, and historical features a...

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