Protecting Biological Diversity : Roles and Responsibilities.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Development and Manage-ment of Protected Tropical Areas: The Need for a Code of Ethics to Guide Collaborative Research in Africa A Case Study from the République démocratique du Congo -- 2 Considerations on a Code of Ethics for Conservation Biologists -- 3 The Scientific Community and the Indigenous Emberá Community of Panama -- 4 Cultural Lenses and Conservation Biology Collaboration in Tropical Countries -- 5 Conservation in Action Assessing the Behaviour of National and International Researchers Working in Madagascar -- 6 Conservation Biology and Environmental Values Can there Be a Universal Earth Ethic? -- 7 The Notion of Effectiveness Lessons from the Field of International Development -- 8 Conservation That Makes Dollars and Sense The -- Center for Tropical Conservation Work in the Caribbean -- 9 Conclusion: Blending Universal and Local Ethics Accountability towards Nature, Perfect Strangers, and Society -- Contributors.

The most species-rich regions of the globe, the tropics, are economically the poorest. How can biologists work toward effective protection for endangered species in countries hungry for food and basic resources? And why should local people in those countries trust the advice of scientists from wealthier countries, who have broken their promises in the past and have typically shown little respect for the cultural values of others?.

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