In "When the G.O.P. Was Green" (Op-Ed, Jan . 8, William Cronon rightly points out that many Republicans have lost touch with traditional conservative -- and conservationist -- values.
Governments don't want to be blamed for disasters on their watch, conservationists apparently value hope over truth, and scientists often don't see the reefs for the corals.
Their continued viability depends on the maintenance of the genetic diversity of their ancestors, which alone makes possible the breeding of new strains that are resistant to evolving diseases and pests.For many rich-world conservationists the value of preserving biodiversity is more a matter of sentiment and aesthetics than of pragmatism.
However, the scale preferences of conservationists who value the presence of individual species, of land owners who are limited by the boundaries of their land and the quality of the (contaminated) soil, and particularly of river managers who can best safeguard their interests in navigation and dike stabilities at a small levels of scale, steered the focus towards a floodplain level.
And even despite this dramatic dip in price, which inches the fish a little closer to its actual market value, conservationists say it cannot begin to reflect the priceless nature of the fish population overall.
The region is also highly valued by conservationists, who vigorously oppose some of the established uses of the land, including cattle grazing in certain areas.
Whereas this certainly has helped raise awareness about the plight of our closest relatives, it has also placed these women at loggerheads with local people, authorities and even conservationists, who tend to value ecosystems over individual animals.
Diversity is a buzzword for college admissions officers and conservationists alike, but its value to ecosystems is the subject of a long and bitter debate.
Preservationist policies are usually cast as the product of European conservationist ideas, and related notions of the 'wilderness' value of African landscapes.
It will require conservationists to be confident about nature's multiple values and to see how the case for conservation is not only about protecting nature from people but protecting people through nature.
Conservationists stress the need to imbue children with environmental values so they will become stewards of the earth.
