Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Why Biodiversity is Important Questions.

  1. The argument is that biodiversity is the idea that humans are part of nature.
  2. The anthropocentric belief is that human beings are the sole bearers of intrinsic value or possess greater intrinsic value than non-human nature.
  3. The Noah's principle discusses that the usefulness of a species is not considered when discussing its conversation, but rather its very presence in the long history of evolution is sufficient to warrant its preservation.
  4. I believe it is true because humans had a connection with nature from the beginning of time whether it was with plants or animals. And that connection is pretty natural for us humans to have.
  5. Domesticated agricultural crops, medicines and the clothes we wear.
  6. Air and water purification, climate regulation, and the generation of moisture and oxygen.
  7. Because even a gram of soil still inhabits life.
  8. There is a bias towards the protection of species and ecosystems that have attributable economic value and this perspective may also lead to the conclusion that ecosystems that are not directly benefitting humans are worth more to humans developed than undeveloped.
  9. Because aesthetic value doesn't necessarily hold a lot of biodiversity when its for looks, but this is an argument relevant only to the minority of wealthy citizens in developed countries and holds little to do with the majority of the world's population.
  10. Because a lot of stuff is still unknown. All our goods, spices and medicines have been discovered “accidently” from biodiversity.

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