Tourism and Environmental Conservation: Conflict, Coexistence, or Symbiosis?

Animal agriculture: symbiosis, culture or ethical conflict?

Several writers on animal ethics defend the abolition of most or all animal agriculture, which they consider an unethical exploitation of sentient non-human animals. However, animal agriculture can also be seen as a co-evolution over thousands of years, that has affected biology and behaviour on the one hand, and quality of life of humans and domestic animals on the other. Furthermore, animals ...

Coexistence or Conflict in the Indian Financial Markets

This paper investigates the relationship between formal and informal financial institutions in India. Traditional views treat formal financial institutions and the informal ones as substitutes, in which case previously credit-constrained entities will replace their informal financing by formal financing eventually as they gain access to bank loans. However, in this paper, I take a close look at...

Lions, Conflict and Conservation

Although we have no reliable data on Africa-wide lion populations prior to the late 20th century, there is wide agreement that numbers have been in steady decline, and are no doubt at an all-time low; estimates based on local experts’ best guesses and estimates range between 16,500 and 47,000 (Chardonnet, 2002; Bauer and van der Merwe, 2004). Lions have been totally eliminated in North Africa, ...

Conflict of human-wildlife coexistence.

Achieving Bat Conservation Through Tourism

Bats are beneficial to ecosystems around the world, and are often keystone species. However, bat populations are declining worldwide and conservation efforts are needed to conserve bat species throughout the world. Worldwide, superstitions and fear of bats prevail and prolong negative attitudes and human hostility toward most bat species. In the case of other species (e.g. wolves and alligators...