J. Michael Scott

Shepherding Nature (eBook, ePUB)

The Challenge of Conservation Reliance

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Globally, more and more species are at risk of extinction as the environment and climate change. Many of these species require long-term management to persist - they are conservation-reliant. The magnitude of this challenge requires a rethinking of how conservation priorities are determined and a broader societal commitment to conservation. Choices need to be made about which species will be conserved, for how long, and by whom. This volume uses case studies and essays by conservation practitioners from throughout the world to explore what conservation reliance is and what it means for endangered-species management. Chapters consider threats to species and how they are addressed, legal frameworks for protecting endangered species, societal contexts and conflicts over conservation goals, and how including conservation reliance can strengthen methods for prioritizing species for conservation. The book concludes by discussing how shepherding nature requires an evaluation of societal values and ethics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108386319
• Artikelnr.: 62735631

Autorenporträt

J. Michael Scott was a Research Biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service for thirty-seven years, leading research programs on forest birds of the Hawaiian Islands and the California Condor. He served as Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Leader and Professor of Wildlife at the University of Idaho, where he is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor. His research has emphasized conservation, endangered-species policy, and landscape ecology.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Extinction and the challenge of conservation reliance
2. The conservation spectrum
3. The genesis of conservation reliance and the language of conservation
4. What are the threats
5. Emerging threats in a rapidly changing world
6. The role of policy and law
7. What's in the conservationist's toolbox: species-centered approaches
8. Expanding the conservationist's toolbox: going beyond species
9. Conservation reliance is a human issue
10. Making tough decisions: prioritizing species for conservation
11. Being a good shepherd
Appendices
Author biographies
References
Index.