Conservation for the People Summary

Old methods of persuading humans to take action and help the environment have been somewhat unsuccessful, so some conservationists have decided to take a different approach. Instead of protecting biodiversity for its own sake, we should preserve it because of human benefit. This will ease tension between residents of protected areas, because they feel as though they are being pushed aside for plants and animals. "Hot Spots," or regions with excessive rare plant and animal life, will be targeted for protection in the new plan, as opposed to only particularly adorable animals like polar bears. Evaluations of the system will take not only the conservation of diverse ecosystems into affect, but also human satisfaction. This plan is aimed at making biodiversity more relevant to the everyday American.