stunninglybeautiful and has much intrinsic value
wouldn't you say the value is that of human art, art history, and culture, rather than just intrinsic value?
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Valuing ecosystem services is not identicalto commodifying them for trade in privatemarkets.
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con-front the reality thatconservation may beexpensive and stopdeceiving ourselves and partners in conser-vation with hopes that win-win solutions canalways be found.
right, but how do you justify spending money (an inherently human thing) on protecting nature rather than protecting people (i.e. social reforms)
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make ecosystem services the foundationof our conservation strategies is to imply —intentionally or otherwise — that nature is onlyworth conserving when it is, or can be made,profitable
i understand this argument, but I disagree; if done properly, nature is worth conserving for humans and for itself
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However, tangible changes in the operationof businesses and governments have notbeen dramatic, especially compared with thescale and urgency of the issue.
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Therefore,it is essential that laboratories host open conversations about diver-sity, equity and inclusion, as well as how racism manifests in macro-and microaggressions, unspoken expectations, routines and wealthdisparities 72.
I had some really valuable conversations with some other ecology friends who have experienced difficulties in the field being POCs
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also include modern examples of the ecologi-cal and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism on humancommunities6
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Building on this, instructors can include in lessons on bio-diversity and conservation the acknowledgement of multiple waysof understanding and valuing nature, including cultural, aestheticand spiritual values, as well as non-Western valuation of ecosystemsand biodiversity67
this is what i found so valuable about many of my classes at W&M; this was a intentional focus
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lecture-only courses withhigh-stakes exams to weed out students (for example, organic chem-istry)
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(for example, by reading aloud and discussing depart-mental anti-racism statements)
do these practices actually work?might thwy feel performative or surface-level to underrepresented students? especially if coming from white instructors?
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