Half-Earth or Whole Earth? Radical ideas for conservation, and their implications

We question whether the increasingly popular, radical idea of turning half the Earth into a network of protected areas is either feasible or just. We argue that this Half-Earth plan would have widespread negative consequences for human populations and would not meet its conservation objectives. It o...

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Published inOryx Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 407 - 410
Main Authors Büscher, Bram, Fletcher, Robert, Brockington, Dan, Sandbrook, Chris, Adams, William M., Campbell, Lisa, Corson, Catherine, Dressler, Wolfram, Duffy, Rosaleen, Gray, Noella, Holmes, George, Kelly, Alice, Lunstrum, Elizabeth, Ramutsindela, Maano, Shanker, Kartik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2017
Subjects
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Colleges & universities
Conservation biology
Earth
Economics
economy
Feasibility
Forum
Geography
Global economy
Half-Earth
Human populations
inequality
Populations
protected area
Protected areas
Science
Social impact
Sociology
Wildlife conservation
United Kingdom > UK
South Africa
inequality
protected area
economy
Half-Earth
Biodiversity
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Summary:We question whether the increasingly popular, radical idea of turning half the Earth into a network of protected areas is either feasible or just. We argue that this Half-Earth plan would have widespread negative consequences for human populations and would not meet its conservation objectives. It offers no agenda for managing biodiversity within a human half of Earth. We call instead for alternative radical action that is both more effective and more equitable, focused directly on the main drivers of biodiversity loss by shifting the global economy from its current foundation in growth while simultaneously redressing inequality.
ISSN:0030-6053
1365-3008
DOI:10.1017/S0030605316001228