Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation. Issue 2 (7th December 2022)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation. Issue 2 (7th December 2022)
- Main Title:
- Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation
- Authors:
- Biasetti, Pierfrancesco
Hildebrandt, Thomas B.
Göritz, Frank
Hermes, Robert
Holtze, Susanne
Stejskal, Jan
Galli, Cesare
Pollastri, Ilaria
Muzzo, Alessia
Lekolool, Isaac
Ndereeh, David
Omondi, Patrick
Kariuki, Linus
Mijele, Domnic
Mutisya, Samuel
Ngulu, Stephen
de Mori, Barbara - Abstract:
- Abstract: Achieving ethically responsible decisions is crucial for the success of biodiversity conservation projects. We adapted the ethical matrix, decision tree, and Bateson's cube to assist in the ethical analysis of complex conservation scenarios by structuring these tools so that they can implement the different value dimensions (environmental, social, and animal welfare) involved in conservation ethics. We then applied them to a case study relative to the decision‐making process regarding whether or not to continue collecting biomaterial on the oldest of the two remaining northern white rhinoceroses ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ), a functionally extinct subspecies of the white rhinoceros. We used the ethical matrix to gather ethical pros and cons and as a starting point for a participatory approach to ethical decision‐making. We used decision trees to compare the different options at stake on the basis of a set of ethical desiderata. We used Bateson's cube to establish a threshold of ethical acceptability and model the results of a simple survey. The application of these tools proved to be pivotal in structuring the decision‐making process and in helping reach a shared, reasoned, and transparent decision on the best option from an ethical point of view among those available. Resumen: Que se logren decisiones éticamente responsables es crucial para el éxito de los proyectos de conservación de la biodiversidad. Adaptamos la matriz ética, el árbol de decisión y el cuboAbstract: Achieving ethically responsible decisions is crucial for the success of biodiversity conservation projects. We adapted the ethical matrix, decision tree, and Bateson's cube to assist in the ethical analysis of complex conservation scenarios by structuring these tools so that they can implement the different value dimensions (environmental, social, and animal welfare) involved in conservation ethics. We then applied them to a case study relative to the decision‐making process regarding whether or not to continue collecting biomaterial on the oldest of the two remaining northern white rhinoceroses ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ), a functionally extinct subspecies of the white rhinoceros. We used the ethical matrix to gather ethical pros and cons and as a starting point for a participatory approach to ethical decision‐making. We used decision trees to compare the different options at stake on the basis of a set of ethical desiderata. We used Bateson's cube to establish a threshold of ethical acceptability and model the results of a simple survey. The application of these tools proved to be pivotal in structuring the decision‐making process and in helping reach a shared, reasoned, and transparent decision on the best option from an ethical point of view among those available. Resumen: Que se logren decisiones éticamente responsables es crucial para el éxito de los proyectos de conservación de la biodiversidad. Adaptamos la matriz ética, el árbol de decisión y el cubo de Bateson para apoyar con el análisis ético de escenarios de conservación compleja mediante la estructuración de estas herramientas de tal manera que puedan ejecutar las diferentes dimensiones de valor (ambiental, social y bienestar animal) involucradas en la ética de la conservación. Después aplicamos las herramientas a un estudio de caso relacionado con el proceso de toma de decisiones respecto a si se debe seguir o no recolectando material biológico del rinoceronte blanco del norte ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) más viejo (una subespecie funcionalmente extinta) de los dos que existen. Usamos la matriz ética como un punto de partida para una estrategia participativa para la toma ética de decisiones y para recopilar los pros y contras éticos. Usamos el árbol de decisión para comparar las diferentes opciones en juego con base en un conjunto de deseos éticos. Usamos el cubo de Bateson para establecer un umbral de aceptación ética y modelar los resultados de una encuesta simple. La aplicación de estas herramientas demostró ser central en la estructuración del proceso de toma de decisiones y en el apoyo para lograr una decisión compartida, razonada y transparente sobre la mejor opción a partir de un punto de vista ético entre aquellos disponibles. 【摘要】: 做出符合伦理的决策对于生物多样性保护项目的成功至关重要。本研究改进了伦理矩阵、决策树和贝特森方块模型, 并通过这些工具的结构化, 将其用于保护伦理涉及的不同价值维度(环境、社会和动物福利), 以协助复杂保护情景的伦理分析。接下来, 我们将该方法应用到关于是否继续采集仅存的两头北方白犀牛 ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) (白犀牛的一个功能性灭绝亚种) 老年个体生物样本的决策过程的案例研究之中。我们使用伦理矩阵收集了伦理方面的利弊因素, 并将其作为参与式伦理决策方法的出发点, 并使用决策树比较了基于一系列伦理需求的不同选择。此外, 我们使用贝特森方块模型建立了一个伦理上可接受性的阈值, 并对一项简单的调查结果进行了建模。结果表明, 这些工具的应用在构建决策过程和帮助站在伦理角度、从现有选项中最优地达成共同、合理且透明的决策方面发挥了重要作用。【翻译:胡怡思;审校:聂永刚】 … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Conservation biology. Volume 37:Issue 2(2023)
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- Conservation biology
- Issue:
- Volume 37:Issue 2(2023)
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- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 37
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0037-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- n/a
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- n/a
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-07
- Subjects:
- Bateson's cube -- conservation ethics -- decision tree -- ethical analysis -- ethical matrix -- northern white rhino -- análisis ético -- árbol de decisión -- cubo de Bateson -- ética de la conservación -- matriz ética -- rinoceronte blanco del norte -- 保护伦理 -- 伦理分析 -- 决策树 -- 贝特森方块模型 -- 伦理矩阵 -- 北方白犀牛
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/cobi.14029 ↗
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