[PCA] NEWS: Conserving for nature's sake or our own?

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://phys.org/news/2015-02-nature-sake.html

Conserving for nature's sake or our own?
Feb 20, 2015 by Allison Mills

The value of nature in conservation may seem simple, straightforward and
fundamental. Yet a persistent question arises: Should we conserve nature
only for humans or also for its own sake as well?

See the link above for the full article text. There is a radio interview
with one of the co-authors at
http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/what-is-the-value-of-nature/
and a PDF of the paper can be found at
http://www.michaelpnelson.com/Publications_files/Vucetich_Bruskotter_Nelson_Intrinsic%20Value_Cons%20Bio_2015_full.pdf
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