Abstract The Future of Conservation survey, launched in March 2017, has proposed a
framework to help with interpreting the array of ethical stances underpinning the motivations …

We address the explicit ecocentric roots of conservation science and the support of a
growing number of conservationists for ecocentric natural value. Although ecosystem …

Addressing the global extent of the current biodiversity crisis requires engaging with the
existence of multiple equally legitimate values, but also with diverse ethical perspectives …

Broadly conceived and considered in its many usages, sustainability has grave defects as a
planning goal, particularly when used by conservationists: it confuses means and ends; it is …

As conservation scientists, we all work to stem the tide of extinction and to protect abundant
areas of natural beauty, both for people and the many species that share this planet. But …

Is it sufficient to base arguments for conservation on the intrinsic value of nature, regardless
of the services and economic benefits that biodiversity provides for humans? This question …

Throughout the history of invasion biology, there has been long-standing and sometimes
fierce debate on the perception and management of non-native species. Some argue that …

Over the past 5 decades, scientists have been documenting negative anthropogenic
environmental change, expressing increasing alarm, and urging dramatic socioecological …

Conservation biologists and natural resource managers are both working to maintain
species, but their approaches and priorities differ. The contrast was highlighted when the …

If modern conservation practice is characterized by anything in particular, it is the diversity of
goals that conservationists have for protected areas (see Chapter 2). Typically, site …