Noah's Choice: The Future of Endangered Species.

From: Environmental Law | Date: September 22, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

In Noah's Choice: The Future of Endangered Species, Charles Mann and Mark Plummer question many of the assumptions underlying our recent species protection efforts, bringing a fresh, critical perspective to the endangered species debate. The goals and accomplishments of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are analyzed with an emphasis on the range of costs and benefits. Noah's Choice provocatively articulates the ethical and philosophical tensions between societal development and presentation of biological diversity. This Review focuses on the significance of Noah's Choice to the ...

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