Who cares for planet Earth? : the con in conservation / Bill Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Bill, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology.

Conservation of natural resources.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xvii, 133 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Brighton ; Portland, Or. : Alpha Press, 2001.

Summary:

The public, if consulted at all, are being asked to make decisions on incomplete and often untruthful information. Society is being conned' into believing that all is well with planet Earth, that all development is sustainable, that science can rectify past mistakes and that politicians are taking the necessary steps. Nothing can be further from the truth. The planet lies hemorrhaging and poisoned by man made pollution. The destruction of natural resources continues and we are entering the extinction vortex. Zoos are being promoted as conservation backstops where endangered species can be bred when all else fails, in reality most species in zoos are not endangered and returning them to the wild is rarely successful. What is needed is a complete change of mind set, a return for example to the traditional African beliefs of co-existence not conservation.

Contents:

1 Human Impact / Bill Jordan 1

2 Can Economics be Green? / Lindsey Gillson 27

3 No Free Lunch / Lindsey Gillson 39

4 Captive Breeding / Samantha Scott 50

5 Re-introduction of Captive Bred Animals to the Wild: Is the Modern Ark Afloat? / Rob Laidlaw 64

6 Understanding Human Responses to Endangered Species / Samantha Scott 81

7 Traditional African Beliefs / Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa 94

8 From Conservation to Coexistence / Gareth Patterson 110.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1898595356

1898595364

OCLC:

45086851