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Disvalues in Nature
Elizabeth Willott, PhD
October 6, 2004 | Universidad Francisco Marroquín
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Elizabeth Willott is an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and a member for the graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Insect Science of the University of Arizona. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry from that university. Her interests are the study of the mosquitoes and caterpillars, mosquito ecology and environmental ethics. She has taught various courses as Environmental Ethics and Introductory Biology. She coedited the book
Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works .
Source: research.biology.arizona.edu Last update: 28/11/2007
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Disvalues in Nature Elizabeth WillotNew Media - UFM production. Guatemala, 2004
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Initial credits
Introduction
Mosquitos: a disvalue
Over use of water in the USA
Wetland and mosquitos
Malaria
People drain wetlands
Nature is just itself
Wetlands bring mosquitos
People add values and disvalues
Humans have to define their role in relation to nature
African elephant story
US dear
Elephants overpopulate
South Africa
People are a resource
Optimal population of elephants
Optimal population of people
Cooperation is the solution
Humans are no longer natural
Difficult questions
Where do we fit?
Humans interfere in negative ways
Preservation is in private hands
People are a resource
People must make a living
Guatemala faces a big challenge
Birthrates
Population distribution
Fertility rate
Fertility control
Simple Truth
What is the real story?
Final credits
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