tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post116343236692213770..comments2023-11-02T09:02:29.847+00:00Comments on Globalisation and the Environment: How much is a newt worth?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649345297844206449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1163518622057444962006-11-14T15:37:00.000+00:002006-11-14T15:37:00.000+00:00Asking people their willingness to pay would only ...Asking people their willingness to pay would only tell us the instrumental (and anthropocentric) value of these newts. It wouldn't tell us the extent to which they have intrinsic or primary value in the ecosystems of which they are a part.<BR/><BR/>£20,000 does sound a bit steep though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1163497735927787342006-11-14T09:48:00.000+00:002006-11-14T09:48:00.000+00:00It's not £300,000 to save the entire species. This...It's not £300,000 to save the entire species. This money is being spent on saving 15 members of a species whose estimated number is 100,000. What a waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1163454703276545732006-11-13T21:51:00.000+00:002006-11-13T21:51:00.000+00:00I think £300,000 is a fair price to pay to save on...I think £300,000 is a fair price to pay to save one species. Let's not forget that we belong to the planet not the other way round. We're already learning the hard way (climate change) about the effects our destructive behaviour is having on the planet. The sad thing is that this beautiful creature is being displaced by yet another short-sighted road building scheme which will increase the amount of cars on the roads in turn increasing pollution. So much for tackling climate change. And as a taxpayer in a so-called democracy, I'd much rather pay for this than contribute to the millions or billions spent on the armed forces or building roads. But what say do I get where my taxes go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com