In search of a conservation ethic
This paper makes use of the Galileo method to compare cognitive distances between selected forest-related concepts in Brazil, Indonesia and Cameroon. The purpose is to determine whether or not there are significant differences in people’s perceptions that could reflect the concept of a conservation ethic in these locations. Specific hypotheses focus on the cognitive relationships between spirit and forest; between forest, good and future; and between forest and me. Although the method provides interesting and useful information on cognition, it is less useful in clarifying the existence or measurement of a conservation ethic.
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Format: | Book Chapter biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Resources for the Future and CIFOR
2001
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Subjects: | conservation, ethics, forest management, perception, local people, |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18164 https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/669 |
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