Utilitarian Justification: Sees some aspect of the environment as
valuable because it benefits individuals economically or is directly necessary
to human survival.
valuable because it benefits individuals economically or is directly necessary
to human survival.
Ecological Justification: An ecosystem is necessary for the survival of
some species of interest to us, or that the system itself provides some benefit.
some species of interest to us, or that the system itself provides some benefit.
Aesthetic Justification: Our appreciation of the beauty of nature. We
save nature because it makes us feel good to see it.
save nature because it makes us feel good to see it.
Recreational Justification: People use wilderness for recreation.
Inspirational Justification: Conservation of nature can be based on its
benefits to the human spirit.
benefits to the human spirit.
Creative Justification: Nature is an aid to human creativity.
Moral Justification: Has to do with the belief that various aspects of
the environment have a right to exist and that it is our moral obligation to
allow them to continue or help them to persist.
the environment have a right to exist and that it is our moral obligation to
allow them to continue or help them to persist.