Marris talks about more practical approaches to saving nature. She listed seven goals that we should take to help protect this world. First goal is to protect the rights other other species. All the species on this planet needs to coexist. Therefore, we have to learn how to live with each other without disturbing each other’s livelihood. Even though it is important for species to live together, species do become extinct if they aren’t meant to be.
Her second goal is to protect a species of animals that are called charisma megafauna. These animals are ones who are liked more by humans. Therefore, humans tend to care for these animals much more than they do for others.
The third goal is to decrease the rate of extinction. Certain species die off extremely fast and people should put in the effort to slow it down. Such goals are hard to achieve when humans don’t have complete control over what is causing them to die.
Marris’ fourth goal is to protect genetic diversity. Greater diversity in species will greatly help the ecosystem as a whole. Having more types of species is a good thing in general.
The fifth is to protect biodiversity. This goal can easily be the hardest to accomplish. Like the fourth goal, it is important for society to keep species different.
Number six is to have better ecosystem services. Many of these services are taken for granted. Marris’ idea is to make it better so that humans realize how important these resources are to us.
The last goal is about how people should embrace nature. In a way, humans are pulled toward nature. Every human enjoys the majestic sights that appear across the world. Humans are naturally inclined to preserve these locations.
These goals are what Marris believes is the best idea for conserving nature. Even though it sounds nice on paper, a lot of these goals require money and effort. Sometimes, humans are selfish and worry about themselves rather than trying to preserve the ecosystem they live in. Even though these goals are more realistic, I believe that humans will never be able to preserve nature the way it is. Like humans, nature constantly changes and adapts to the environment. Why bother forcing it to change one way when it will on its own? Many people want to protect these animals and locations. Maybe these locations were not meant to be filled with this type of plant or animal. I believe that humans are taking this “conserving nature” idea too seriously. If nature does end up disappearing, humans will suffer the consequences for what they’ve done.
