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Legal Rights and Nature's Contributions to People: Is There a Connection?

James, Simon P.

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It has been claimed that approaches to conservation framed in terms of nature’s contributions to people are congenial to ones framed in terms of rights. This paper provides what has so far been lacking – namely, an argument in support of this claim. The argument takes its cue from the observation that nature’s contributions to people can take the form of contributions to cultural identity. It is then argued that in some such cases one can justify conserving the relevant natural entities by appealing to the relevant people’s legal right to their own cultural identity. In such instances, it is proposed, appeals to nature’s contributions to people really are consonant with appeals to legal rights. The argument is developed by means of a discussion of the cultural value of reindeer herding in Saami communities in northern Europe.

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James, S. P. (2020). Legal Rights and Nature's Contributions to People: Is There a Connection?. Biological Conservation, 241, Article 108325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108325

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 30, 2019
Online Publication Date Nov 13, 2020
Publication Date Jan 1, 2020
Deposit Date Jan 16, 2020
Publicly Available Date Nov 13, 2020
Journal Biological Conservation
Print ISSN 0006-3207
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 241
Article Number 108325
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108325

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