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- 1Components of BiodiversityGenetic diversity
Species diversity
Biological community and ecosystem diversity - 2Major Value Systems for BiodiversityIntrinsic values
Instrumental values
Relational values - 3Intrinsic DefinitionA quality that is a part of itself
- 4Intrinsic Values"Nature for nature's sake". Involves both morals and ethics, sometimes religion
- 5Instrumental Values"Nature for goods and values to support humans". Most commonly incorporated into our daily lives, governments see this as the most attractive approach. Value nature so you can enjoy it, your children can enjoy it, or because it provides something to us now or in the future. Problem with this valuation is that it is susceptible to economic arguments
- 6Relational Values"Nature for relationships that foster a sense of identity, social responsibility and emotional well-being". Combination of intrinsic and instrumental values
- 7MoralsPersonal compass/sense of what is right and wrong
- 8EthicsRules or norms governed by an external source
- 9Common Moral Argument for Conservation"All species have the right to exist"
- 10SentientTo be responsive or conscious of sense impressions
- 11Holistic Ethical ArgumentsConcern groups of individuals, including populations, species, communities and ecosystems
- 12Individual Ethical ArgumentsBased on an animal welfare perspective that subscribes to the humane treatment of individual organisms. "It's unethical to cause pain or harm to organisms"
- 13Categories of Instrumental ValuesDirect Use
Indirect Use
Option Value
Non-Use Value - 14Direct Use ValuePart of instrumental values. The value of market goods and products that nature provides
- 15Indirect Use ValuePart of instrumental values. The value of the services nature provides to people
- 16Option ValuePart of instrumental values. Value of natural assets when used in the future. Ex: naked molerat could hold key to curing cancer
- 17Non-use ValuePart of instrumental values. Value of leaving nature intact for future generations
- 18EudaimoniaFostering a sense of happiness, identity, emotional well-being, self-realization and sense of purpose
- 19Ethical WorldviewsWays that people view themselves with respect to nature. Includes anthropocentrism, biocentrism, and ecocentrism
- 20AnthropocentrismPeople are justified in dominating nature and benefits to people are central
- 21BiocentrismThe intrinsic valuation of all life. Holistic, intrinsic, individualistic welfarist ethic
- 22EcocentrismExtends the biocentric valuation to ecosystems and places, and how people interconnect with the land. Relational values and land ethics
- 23The Utilitarian CalculusAdding up all the values and finding that biodiversity loses to economic interests. One of the failings of using instrumental values
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