Biodiversity and Human Health

Educational Resource
Author:Govani, Michelle Sullivan
Abstract:

A scientist working for an environmental advocacy group in Indonesia fights against the transfer of a portion of state owned native forest to a palm-oil plantation. The case raises ethical issues including how to establish the value of natural lands, environmental justice, and communicating science.

Keywords:
Communicating Science and Engineering, Environmental Justice, Ethics and Society
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2017
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/biodiversity-collection/biodiversity-and-human-health
    • Sponsoring Agency:
    NSF
    Notes:

    Case Study / Scenario|Hypothetical / Fictional Case

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/tzxq-r276