The fatal flaws of compassionate conservation

Oommen, Meera and Cooney, Rosie and Ramesh, Madhuri and Archer, Michael and Brockington, Daniel and Buscher, Bram and Fletcher, Robert and Natusch, Daniel and Vanak, Abi and Webb, Grahame and Shanker, Kartik (2019) The fatal flaws of compassionate conservation.

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Abstract

Climate change, overconsumption, land‐use intensification, widespread pollution, and other environmentally damaging factors are threatening Earth's biodiversity and its ability to provide ecosystem services essential for human survival. Article impact statement: Wallach et al.’s framing of compassionate conservation is flawed and impractical and could be dangerous for people, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Oommen, Meera and Cooney, Rosie and Ramesh, Madhuri and Archer, Michael and Brockington, Daniel and Buscher, Bram and Fletcher, Robert and Natusch, Daniel and Vanak, Abi and Webb, Grahame and Shanker, Kartik
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Climate change, overconsumption, land-use intensification, widespread pollution, environmentally damaging factors, Earth’s biodiversity
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/4106
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