Problem
Conflicting concepts of conservation
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:
In the 19th century, Western philosophers concerned with nature protection began to divide into two camps: utilitarians concerned with obtaining the greatest benefit from natural resources for the greatest number of people and romantics bent on protecting wildlife and wilderness for its own sake and at practically any human cost.
Incidence:
Conflict between indigenous ideas of land management and those of Western science and organisations, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that run conservation projects or pressure groups with "media agendas."< Conflict between centrally-planned, capital-intensive economic development to boost national wealth, and locally-based development from the "grass roots" up.
Conflicts arising from "globalisation" of the world economy, which can force poor countries to stake all on earning foreign currency by selling off natural assets.
Conflicts over international (western) concerns for popularly prized or "charismatic" wildlife species such as tigers, pandas, elephants and rhinos.
Broader Problems:
Conflicting international priorities Narrower Problems:
Meaningless conservation statusRival claims for conservation landUnsustainable development of forest landsConflicting claims concerning Antarctic territoryUnemployment caused by environmental conservationFailure of global economic mechanisms in biodiversity conservation Aggravates:
Lack of resource conservationLack of environmental conservationMismanagement of environmental demandInadequate plant genetic resources conservationInadequate governmental resource conservation policiesConflicting claims concerning off-shore territorial watersLack of private sector involvement in biodiversity conservation Subject(s):
Conservation → Conservation Informatics, Classification → Classification
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST