- Name and explain the reasons humans have to value biodiversity. (150 – 200 words)
- Humans have anthropocentric and ecocentric reasons to value biodiversity. Anthropocentric reasons include any reason that show how different lifeforms could be useful to humans. These ecosystem services could be for medical benefits such as medicine. The biodiversity could provide us with food. There may also be the thought that the biodiversity may one day be of benefit for us even if it isn’t at this time. Ecocentric reasons are other reasons why humans value biodiversity. Ecocentric reasons include any reasons that go beyond what benefits humans may gain from it. For example, it may be just for the fact that you know it’s there or that it will be there for future generations. It doesn’t matter what reasons human place their importance on, whether it’s anthropocentric or ecocentric. It just matters that humans realize there is a reason to protect and conserve biodiversity. Knowing what reason is important to a person will make conservation more successful for each individual.
- Of the reasons you listed above, state which one you feel is more important and the reason why you feel this way. (100-150 words)
- I feel that anthropocentric reasons to value biodiversity is more important that ecocentric reasons. I think that humans gaining benefits from the biodiversity will be more of an incentive for them to conserve it than just knowing it’s their for them or future generations. People having their needs fulfilled is the basic survival need of humans. Having ecosystem services such as food and medicine is of the utmost importance to the human race. Worrying about losing what is needed for a happy and healthy life would encourage humans to conserve what they have. Knowing that they might lose what is needed to maintain their life would scare them into conservation more than any other reason. As we have learned from previous modules, these individual actions are of great importance to sustainability.
- Draw a diagram to support your opinion of what biodiversity does for humanity.
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Hey Tyler, my name is Samantha and I took the time to read your blog post this week.
I absolutely love your system diagram and how you broke it down by plants, animals, and lakes. Perhaps instead of lakes, you could have left it more broad as “Water”. I agree that biodiversity has both intrinsic and extrinsic value, which is what we also read about.
Here is a link to my blog: http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/04/15/learning-activity-create-your-own-learning-activity/
Hello, my name is Adam Abbott and I am a senior in IST. I think you did a great job with this assignment. I focused more on H.I.P.P.O. instead of the overarching effects of biodiversity. I think your analysis of why humans value biodiversity was really interesting. Your chart is really interesting as well, and it helps you get your point across more effectively as well. I think you did a great job coming up with a good learning activity where you analyzed aspects of biodiversity that I did not think of.
If you would like to read my post the link is here: http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/04/15/module-10-biodiversity-8/
Hey Tyler, my name is Alyssa! Here is a link to my blog if you are interested. https://wp.me/p3RCAy-eTN
I completely agree with your post. I believe that the only way humans will be motivated to protect the world around them is if it protects them as well. Knowing that the future generations are dependent on the current generation serves as motivation for the human race to be innovative and to try and find solutions to these global issues. I truly enjoyed your post because of the connection to the other modules and the digram that explains your point! Great post, and creative learning activity.