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What is the ethical argument for conserving biodiversity?

Options

  1. AEcosystem services
  2. BIntrinsic value
  3. CAesthetic pleasure
  4. DMoral duty

Correct answer

D. Moral duty

Step-by-step solution

The ethical argument for conserving biodiversity relates to what we owe to millions of plant, animal and microbe species with whom we share this planet. Philosophically or spiritually, we need to realise that every species has an intrinsic value, even if it may not be of current or any economic value to us . We have a moral duty to care for their well-being and pass on our biological legacy in good order to future generations.

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