Feeding people versus saving nature?
Date
1996
Authors
Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, author
Prentice-Hall, publisher
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Abstract
Ought one to feed people rather than save nature? People value many worthwhile things over feeding the hungry; they post national boundaries against the poor; there is unjust distribution of wealth; escalating birthrates offset gains in alleviating poverty; there is low productivity on domesticated lands; sacrificed wildlands are often low in productivity; and significant natural values may be at stake. Sometimes, one ought to save nature.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-267).
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Subject
Rio Declaration
social justice
sustainable development
environmental ethics
humans
nature
environmental protection
poverty
hunger
population