Protecting the Wild: Parks and Wilderness, the Foundation for Conservation

Drawing on a number of fascinating case studies from around the world, this book critically evaluates the difference between anthropocentric and ecocentric conservation discourses and cautions against confusing biodiversity conservation with the ecosystem services paradigm. In many instances, making...

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Published inMountain Research and Development Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 240 - 241
Main Author Deary, Holly
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 The International Mountain Society 01.05.2016
International Mountain Society
Subjects
Biodiversity
Conservation
Ecosystems
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Summary:Drawing on a number of fascinating case studies from around the world, this book critically evaluates the difference between anthropocentric and ecocentric conservation discourses and cautions against confusing biodiversity conservation with the ecosystem services paradigm. In many instances, making money and protecting nature are mutually exclusive, as demonstrated by McCauley's Lake Victoria example, where the introduction of invasive Nile perch has contributed to decimating local biodiversity but caused a boom in the economic value of the lake.
ISSN:0276-4741
1994-7151
DOI:10.1659/mrd.mm182