TY - JOUR

T1 - Biodiversity and overcoming the contemporary environmental crisis

T2 - A discussion on anthropocentric and ecosystem-based approaches to sustainable development

AU - Brodsky, A. K.

AU - Bobylev, N. G.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Talking about the biosphere equilibrium, our society has been primarily focused on discussing anthropo-centered issues such as climate, greenhouse gas concentrations, levels of environmental pollution, to name a few. Processes occurring in nature have been marginalized too often in public policy debates. However, diminishing biodiversity and ecosystems degradation are at the core of the current ecological crisis. While perusing development, too often we forget that the Earth's condition, which enables humans to thrive, is a product of the biosphere and its ecosystems; current human livelihoods are based on ecosystem services. The paper discusses the role which the biodiversity and ecosystems discourse should be playing in shaping the development and environmental policy debate across academic, social, and policy sectors. Refs 18. Figs 4.

AB - Talking about the biosphere equilibrium, our society has been primarily focused on discussing anthropo-centered issues such as climate, greenhouse gas concentrations, levels of environmental pollution, to name a few. Processes occurring in nature have been marginalized too often in public policy debates. However, diminishing biodiversity and ecosystems degradation are at the core of the current ecological crisis. While perusing development, too often we forget that the Earth's condition, which enables humans to thrive, is a product of the biosphere and its ecosystems; current human livelihoods are based on ecosystem services. The paper discusses the role which the biodiversity and ecosystems discourse should be playing in shaping the development and environmental policy debate across academic, social, and policy sectors. Refs 18. Figs 4.

KW - Biodiversity

KW - Biosphere

KW - Concept of sustainable development.

KW - Dynamic stability system

KW - Ecological crisis

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042630083&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.21638/11701/spbu07.2017.302

DO - 10.21638/11701/spbu07.2017.302

M3 - статья

AN - SCOPUS:85042630083

VL - 64

SP - 237

EP - 253

JO - Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Науки о Земле

JF - Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Науки о Земле

SN - 2541-9668

IS - 3

ER -