Essay: The Future of Conservation

摘要

SAVING THE WORLD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOAL. But our definition of success recendy has been narrowly defined in terms of "biodiversity"—an abstract word few people even understand. Most of the world's nearly 7 billion people don't care about biodiversity, and most don't think of nature conservation as essential to their ambitions and goals. People want to be safe and secure, have food and shelter, and have an opportunity to better their lives. And they will use natural resources in any way possible to further those objectives.