The Handbook of Conservation & Sustainability Ethics

Conservation is the maintenance and restoration of population viability and ecosystem health. Sustainability is meeting human needs in a socially-just manner without inappropriately compromising conservation. While conservation and sustainability involve distinct knowledge and concerns, they are similar for being fundamentally concerned for our relationship with nature. From this similarity, the ethical dimensions of conservation and sustainability are essentially the same. The mission of the Conservation Ethics Group is to enable the wise handling of the ethical dimensions of conservation, natural resource management, and sustainability through services, education, and outreach.