Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation

Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation

© 2022 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 37(2023), 2 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e14029
1. Verfasser: Biasetti, Pierfrancesco (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hildebrandt, Thomas B, Göritz, Frank, Hermes, Robert, Holtze, Susanne, Stejskal, Jan, Galli, Cesare, Pollastri, Ilaria, Muzzo, Alessia, Lekolool, Isaac, Ndereeh, David, Omondi, Patrick, Kariuki, Linus, Mijele, Domnic, Mutisya, Samuel, Ngulu, Stephen, de Mori, Barbara
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Bateson's cube análisis ético conservation ethics cubo de Bateson decision tree ethical analysis ethical matrix matriz ética mehr... northern white rhino rinoceronte blanco del norte árbol de decisión ética de la conservación 伦理分析 伦理矩阵 保护伦理 决策树 北方白犀牛 贝特森方块模型
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2022 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.
Achieving ethically responsible decisions is crucial for the success of biodiversity conservation projects. We adapted the ethical matrix, decision tree, and Bateson's cube to assist in the ethical analysis of complex conservation scenarios by structuring these tools so that they can implement the different value dimensions (environmental, social, and animal welfare) involved in conservation ethics. We then applied them to a case study relative to the decision-making process regarding whether or not to continue collecting biomaterial on the oldest of the two remaining northern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), a functionally extinct subspecies of the white rhinoceros. We used the ethical matrix to gather ethical pros and cons and as a starting point for a participatory approach to ethical decision-making. We used decision trees to compare the different options at stake on the basis of a set of ethical desiderata. We used Bateson's cube to establish a threshold of ethical acceptability and model the results of a simple survey. The application of these tools proved to be pivotal in structuring the decision-making process and in helping reach a shared, reasoned, and transparent decision on the best option from an ethical point of view among those available
Beschreibung:Date Completed 30.03.2023
Date Revised 14.04.2023
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1523-1739
DOI:10.1111/cobi.14029