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Justifications for Preserving the Environment
Introduction to Environmental Science
Botkin
& Keller- Chapter #1Slide2
Assignment
Before moving forward on this presentation- Please complete the guided reading assignment
on Chapter #1 in the
Botkin
& Keller textbook.
Pay special attention to Pg. 2-
Case Study About Mangroves, and Pickup Trucks: Local and Global Connections Reveal Major Environmental ConcernsSlide3
Cornell NotesSlide4
Placing a Value
on the Environment
How do we place a
value
on any aspect of our environment?
The value of the environment is based on eight justifications:
aesthetic, creative, recreational, inspirational, moral, cultural, ecological, and utilitarianSlide5
Mangrove TreesSlide6
Utilitarian Justification
Sees some aspect of the environment as valuable because it benefits individuals economically or is directly necessary to human survival
Example:
Mangrove Swamps provide a nursery for shrimp that are the basis of the livelihood for the shrimp fishermanSlide7
Ecological Justification
An ecosystem is necessary for the survival of some species of interest to us, or that the system itself provides some benefit.
Example:
Mangrove Swamps provide habitat for marine fish, and although we do not eat Mangrove Trees, we may eat the fish that depend on them. Slide8
Aesthetic Justification
Our appreciation of the beauty of nature. We save nature because it makes us feel good to see itSlide9
Recreational Justification
People use wilderness for recreationExample: White water rafting, fishing, camping and hikingSlide10
Inspirational Justification
Conservation of nature can be based on its benefits to the human spiritExample:
Religious RetreatsSlide11
Creative Justification
Nature is an aid to human creativity Example: Artists, poets and others find a source of their creativity in their contact with natureSlide12
Moral Justification
Has to do with the belief that various aspects of the environment have a right to exist and that it is our moral obligation to allow them to continue or help them to persist.Example:
Species have a moral right to existSlide13
Do Trees Have Rights?
The United Nations General Assembly World Charter for Nature, signed in 1982, states that species have a moral right to exist.Slide14
The Big Question
DO we have a moral obligation to future generations? to leave the environment in good condition for our descendants
,
OR
Are we at liberty to use environmental resources to the point of depletion within our own lifetime?
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SummarySlide16
Final Assignment
Read Pg. 12 in Botkin & Keller textbook
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Answer questions #1-4 in your notebook.
(Make sure to write your answers to include the questions.)
Example:
(Question #1)-
The current state of the world’s coral reefs illustrate the six themes of the book by…..