I'm not convinced that getting people out of poverty will stop the deforestation. People's needs may be met but their wants decree that the deforestation will continue as crops are commercialised & mines are dug. It appears lemurs are not valued for themselves & never will be until humans see themselves to be part of the natural order rather than above it.
I'm not convinced that getting people out of poverty will stop the deforestation. People's needs may be met but their wants decree that the deforestation will continue as crops are commercialised & mines are dug. It appears lemurs are not valued for themselves & never will be until humans see themselves to be part of the natural order rather than above it.