Category Archives: Values

Islands in the Gulf – Fragmented World of Nature Conservation

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Martyn Murray

I’d like to begin with three visual impressions of our disparate and sometimes uncomfortable relationship with Nature: These connections with nature can be so contentious it is as if we were living on separate islands in a stormy gulf of … Continue reading →

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Payment for Eden?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Martyn Murray

‘Payment for Ecosystem Services’ or PES is the latest mantra in wildlife conservation. It is not a new concept but was brought to central stage in 2005 by the UN’s Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. It takes the conservation movement another step … Continue reading →

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Badger Culling and the ‘Verminization’ of British Wildlife

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Martyn Murray

“I can’t believe this is still happening – it was an issue when I lived in the UK a million years ago.” So wrote a friend of mine from Namibia this week when I mentioned that Nature England has issued … Continue reading →

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Tropical Rain Forests – Wonders of the World or Service Providers?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Martyn Murray

Most people if asked might admit that they like, perhaps even love, wildlife and wild creatures; some may believe in the right of every other organism to just ‘be’ and value life (any life) for just that reason. A friend … Continue reading →

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