Intrinsic values in nature: Objective good or simply half of an unhelpful dichotomy?

Piccolo, John

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2017.02.007

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“…Recently, Piccolo (2017) raised the question of "how relational and intrinsic values coexist." Our results provide empirical insights that relational and intrinsic values can emerge in intricate relationships.…”

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Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

Arias-Arévalo¹,

Martín‐López²,

Gómez-Baggethun³

2017

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Section: The Complex and Placed-based Nature Of Environmental Valuesmentioning

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Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

Arias-Arévalo¹,

Martín‐López²,

Gómez-Baggethun³

2017

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249

145

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“…Many authors contend, however, that recognition of intrinsic natural value is a cornerstone of conservation (Vucetich et al. ; Batavia & Nelson ; Piccolo ) and the broader concept of sustainability (Washington et al. ).…”

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“…In the 30 years since SCB was founded, a generation of philosophers has developed a sound ecoevolutionary rationale for ecocentric valuation (Rolston , ; Callicott ), one that formally recognizes that “…a land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land‐community to plain member and citizen of it” (Leopold ). Such ecocentric valuation places humans within the sphere of values shared by all life, intrinsic, relational, and instrumental (Piccolo ). Importantly, such values can be assigned to collectives (Callicott ) as well as to individual beings, providing a sound rational for species and ecosystem protection (Rolston , ).…”

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“…The debate has intensified over the past few years, resulting in calls for inclusive conservation (Tallis et al 2014) and new forms of valuation such as relational values (Chan et al 2016). Many authors contend, however, that recognition of intrinsic natural value is a cornerstone of conservation (Vucetich et al 2015;Batavia & Nelson 2017;Piccolo 2017) and the broader concept of sustainability (Washington et al 2017a). Some of the leading founders of SCB, including Soulé (1985), Ehrenfeld (1978), and Noss (1996), explicitly expressed notions of intrinsic natural value, and today SCB (2017) still maintains, as its first organizational value, "[t]here is intrinsic value in the natural diversity of organisms, the complexity of ecological systems, and the resilience created by evolutionary processes."…”

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“…a land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it" (Leopold 1949). Such ecocentric valuation places humans within the sphere of values shared by all life, intrinsic, relational, and instrumental (Piccolo 2017). Importantly, such values can be assigned to collectives (Callicott 2016) as well as to individual beings, providing a sound rational for species and ecosystem protection (Rolston 1985(Rolston , 2012.…”

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To determine the effectiveness of conservation strategies, not only should we monitor biological variables, such as population size and levels of illegal activity, but also we should examine changes in attitudes and behavior of local community members. Here, I use semistructured interviews of employees at two field sites, in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda and Loango National Park, Gabon, to understand if their employment influenced their attitude towards gorillas and conservation and led to behavior change. In contrast to western views of gorillas as “gentle giants,” staff viewed gorillas as dangerous animals before working for these projects. Overall, employment leads to viewing conservation and gorillas more positively, and in many cases, viewing the gorillas as kin. The most common value attributed to the gorillas was economic, yet intrinsic and non‐use existence values were frequently mentioned. Loango staff, but not Bwindi staff, reported behavior change related to hunting and bushmeat consumption, which likely is related to bushmeat consumption being commonplace in Gabon but not in Uganda. The Bwindi staff seemed to have a more positive and broader outlook toward conservation than the Loango staff, possibly because they had more years of formal education, they worked with gorillas longer, there is more history of conservation activities in Bwindi, and/or they have been less directly affected by negative consequences of conservation (e.g., crop raiding). This study shows the importance of explaining that gorillas are not dangerous if not provoked and using their human‐like characteristics as a means to change conservation values and interest of local communities, while concurrently recognizing that providing economic benefits and reducing negative effects of wildlife are a reality for conservation buy‐in.

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Intrinsic values in nature: Objective good or simply half of an unhelpful dichotomy?

Cited by 112 publications

References 16 publications

Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems

Why conservation scientists should re‐embrace their ecocentric roots

Assessing attitudes towards gorilla conservation via employee interviews

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