Actualizing Sustainability: Environmental Policy for Resilience in Ecological Systems
- Authors: Ahjond S. Garmestani1, Matthew E. Hopton, Matthew T. Heberling
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development,National Risk Management Research Laboratory, OH 45268, USA
- Source: Sustainability: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives , pp 65-87
- Publication Date: August 2012
- Language: English
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The loss of biodiversity has the capacity to decrease the resilience of ecological systems, which can result in the loss of ecosystem services essential for human survival. Thus, the protection of biodiversity is a critical component to actualizing sustainability. In this paper, we suggest several possible policy instruments for dealing with the apparent intractability of economics, ecology, and the law. In order to actualize sustainability for future generations, we must develop new, or adapt established, policy to protect biological diversity and ecosystem services.
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