Justice, Equity, and Biodiversity

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Justice, Equity, and Biodiversity Chan, Kai Ming Adam, 1975-; Satterfield, Terre, 1960-

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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Chan, K. M. A. and T. Satterfield (2013). Justice, equity, and biodiversity. The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. S. A. Levin. Oxford, Elsevier Ltd: 434-441; isbn-9780123847195. The struggle to sustain biodiversity is a struggle for the just and equitable treatment of others, including not only existing people but also future generations and nonhuman organisms. But in the urgency to protect biodiversity, the interests of local people have often been transgressed. To guard against these human injustices while advancing the goals of conservation, we need a coherent and shared understanding of these competing demands of justice. We work toward such an understanding by discussing the benefits of conservation—especially to future people; the fair treatment of nonhuman organisms; and the human consequences of conservation.

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Title	Justice, Equity, and Biodiversity
Creator	Chan, Kai Ming Adam, 1975-; Satterfield, Terre, 1960-
Date Issued	2013
Description	NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Chan, K. M. A. and T. Satterfield (2013). Justice, equity, and biodiversity. The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. S. A. Levin. Oxford, Elsevier Ltd: 434-441; isbn-9780123847195. The struggle to sustain biodiversity is a struggle for the just and equitable treatment of others, including not only existing people but also future generations and nonhuman organisms. But in the urgency to protect biodiversity, the interests of local people have often been transgressed. To guard against these human injustices while advancing the goals of conservation, we need a coherent and shared understanding of these competing demands of justice. We work toward such an understanding by discussing the benefits of conservation—especially to future people; the fair treatment of nonhuman organisms; and the human consequences of conservation.
Subject	biodiversity; justice; equity; conservation; future generations; ecosystem services; nature‘s benefits; duties to non-human organisms; environmental ethics; moral values; rights; access to resources; restitution; environmental justice; livelihoods
Genre	Article; Postprint
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2014-01-30
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI	10.14288/1.0132712
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45957
Affiliation	Science, Faculty of; Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), Institute for
Citation	Chan, K. M. A. and T. Satterfield (2013). Justice, equity, and biodiversity. The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. S. A. Levin. Oxford: Elsevier, 434-441.
Peer Review Status	Reviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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