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dc.contributor.authorBuckley, Ralf
dc.contributor.editorPhilip Ingamells, Michael Howes, Matt Ruchel
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:13:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:13:42Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-03-20T02:05:26Z
dc.identifier.issn13244361
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/43625
dc.description.abstractCan we still ‘afford’ wilderness? And if so, should we aim to use it ‘sustainably’? The straight answers are: yes, and no. But the terminology is misleading. The total cash cost to buy all the world’s remaining areas of high biological diversity at cur-rent local land prices is estimated at $20 billion per year for ten years. This is less than annual US expenditure on soft drinks. So yes, the world can afford it. We rely on relatively undisturbed natural ecosystems to clean the dirty air and water which emanate endlessly from our cities. Wilderness areas, especially oceans and tropical grasslands and forests, also absorb atmospheric carbon to mitigate human-induced climate change.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherVictorian National Parks Association
dc.publisher.placeMelbourne
dc.publisher.urihttps://vnpa.org.au/publication-category/parkwatch/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom12
dc.relation.ispartofpageto13
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPark Watch
dc.relation.ispartofvolume245
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImpacts of Tourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode150601
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode050205
dc.titleIn wilderness is the preservation of the world
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA). The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorBuckley, Ralf


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