Standing up for nature

An opportunity to reassess what we mean by the term biodiversity and how our relations with the world can change by standing up for nature

The United Nations has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. The UK government had pledged to halt the decline in biodiversity by this year. Given the speed and intensity of biodiversity decline in species and habitats it is easy to be cynical but Dr Paul Evans believes there’s an important philosophical problem to discuss. Biodiversity is an opaque term for many, and may obstruct our relations with nature by alienating the public, submitting to a market-driven view of ecology, ignoring the cultural and spiritual value of the wild and becoming self-destructive. This talk will explore a counter view around the idea of symbiosis and community. The year of biodiversity offers an opportunity to reassess what we mean by the term and how our relations with the world can change by standing up for nature. Sponsored by The Association for Science Education.

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