Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation
Tropical conservationists can benefit from understanding human thought processes. We are often less rational than we might believe. Our judgmental biases may sometimes encourage us to overlook or act against major conservation opportunities. Better appreciation of the tricks of the human mind might...
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| author | Sheil, Douglas Meijaard, E. |
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| description | Tropical conservationists can benefit from understanding human thought processes. We are often less rational than we might believe. Our judgmental biases may sometimes encourage us to overlook or act against major conservation opportunities. Better appreciation of the tricks of the human mind might make us more open-minded, humble, and ready to appreciate different viewpoints. We propose one inherent bias that we believe predisposes conservationists to neglect the value of modified habitats for biodiversity conservation. We call it the ‘tainted-nature delusion’. Recognizing such biases can increase our effectiveness in recognizing and achieving viable conservation outcomes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace205092025-01-24T14:12:33Z Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation Sheil, Douglas Meijaard, E. conservation cognitive development tropics psychology Tropical conservationists can benefit from understanding human thought processes. We are often less rational than we might believe. Our judgmental biases may sometimes encourage us to overlook or act against major conservation opportunities. Better appreciation of the tricks of the human mind might make us more open-minded, humble, and ready to appreciate different viewpoints. We propose one inherent bias that we believe predisposes conservationists to neglect the value of modified habitats for biodiversity conservation. We call it the ‘tainted-nature delusion’. Recognizing such biases can increase our effectiveness in recognizing and achieving viable conservation outcomes. 2010 2012-06-04T09:13:26Z 2012-06-04T09:13:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20509 en Sheil, D., Meijaard, E. 2010. Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation . Biotropica 42 (5) :566–568. ISSN: 0006-3606. |
| spellingShingle | conservation cognitive development tropics psychology Sheil, Douglas Meijaard, E. Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| title | Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| title_full | Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| title_fullStr | Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| title_short | Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| title_sort | purity and prejudice deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation |
| topic | conservation cognitive development tropics psychology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20509 |
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