[PCA] OPINION: Saving Species Through Economics

[Olivia Kwong]

http://the-scientist.com/2012/05/21/opinion-saving-species-through-economics/

Opinion: Saving Species Through Economics
Successful conservation depends on an economy that doesn.t incentivize 
destruction of species and habitats.
By Kristen Steele | May 21, 2012

The world is in the midst of an extinction crisis: one-quarter of all 
wildlife species are threatened with extinction, from the iconic Siberian 
tiger to the inconspicuous cricket frog. We have barely begun to 
appreciate the role most of these species play in maintaining healthy 
ecosystems, and thus promoting the survival of life on earth, and we are 
at risk of losing them forever. To make matters worse, the extinction rate 
is accelerating because few conservation projects have been able to tackle 
the fundamental driving force -- namely unsustainable economic activities 
associated with habitat loss and overexploitation.

See the link above for the full text of the opinion piece.