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Bueren, E. Lammerts Van; Amons, R.; Damme, Jos M. M. Van; Struik, P.C.; Wienk, J.F.

doi:10.1016/s1573-5214(07)80006-6

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“…We can operationalize the concept of 'intrinsic value' by identifying the concept of 'integrity' [25,39,49,64]. For cultivated plants and domesticated animals, 'integrity' refers to their nature, wholeness, completeness, species-specific properties and their being that-while the natural purpose is fulfilled-is in harmony with its surroundings.…”

Section: The Intrinsic Telos Of Plants and Animalsmentioning

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Handling Tensions between Natural and Utility Purpose of Farm Animals and Crop Plants

Struik

Bos

Mansvelt³

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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We analyze the extent to which humans respect farm animals and crop plants and whether humans provide them adequate care. Concerns are justified, since many farm animals and crop plants have become completely dependent on humans for their survival. We explore whether the concept of ‘telos’ can be useful. From a biocentric and ecocentric custodian position, an animal or a plant possesses a telos, a nature of its own and a natural, species-specific purpose, but also a telos through its destination imposed by humanity because of its usefulness and service to human beings. Based on both forms of telos farm animals and crop plants deserve respect and have a moral value. Both forms of telos seem to oppose each other: the more humans domesticate the animal or plant, the more it must sacrifice its ‘natural telos’ to serve its ‘utility telos’. Humans should enable the animal or the plant to realize its natural telos in harmony with its utility telos. Both forms of telos could be reconciled if humans fulfil their moral duty to support farm animals and crops in completing their production cycle in a respectful manner. We formulate some guidelines to operationalize, and give meaning to, the concept of telos.

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Section: The Intrinsic Telos Of Plants and Animalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Handling Tensions between Natural and Utility Purpose of Farm Animals and Crop Plants

Struik

Bos

Mansvelt³

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…This means to operationalize policy principle’s different criteria and indicators by identifying and using measurable verifier variables that reflect different spatial scales (Lammerts van Bueren and Blom 1997; Axelsson et al 2013a; Elbakidze et al 2013b). The biophysical, anthropogenic, and intangible landscape concepts can be used as a tool to include and bridge theories from different disciplines, and to identify verifier variables for different aspects of sustainability (Angelstam et al 2013e; Axelsson et al 2013a).…”

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“…Assessment is a crucial part of the policy cycle (Weaver and Rotmans 2006; Svensson et al 2009). Apart from dividing the sustainability concept into different criteria and indicators and to estimate their states and trends using verifier variables (step 5), it is necessary to compare the state and trends of indicators with norms (Lammerts van Bueren and Blom 1997) or performance targets (Villard and Jonsson 2009) (step 4). Defining the acceptable habitat loss for biodiversity maintenance is one example (Angelstam et al 2004).…”

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Knowledge Production and Learning for Sustainable Landscapes: Seven Steps Using Social–Ecological Systems as Laboratories

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Axelsson

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There are multiple challenges regarding use and governance of landscapes’ goods, functions and intangible values for ecosystem health and human well-being. One group of challenges is to measure and assess principal sustainability dimensions through performance targets, so stakeholders have transparent information about states and trends. Another group is to develop adaptive governance at multiple levels, and management of larger geographical areas across scales. Addressing these challenges, we present a framework for transdisciplinary research using multiple landscapes as place-based case studies that integrates multiple research disciplines and non-academic actors: (1) identify a suite of landscapes, and for each (2) review landscape history, (3) map stakeholders, use and non-use values, products and land use, (4) analyze institutions, policies and the system of governance, (5) measure ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability, (6) assess sustainability dimensions and governance, and finally (7) make comparisons and synthesize. Collaboration, communication and dissemination are additional core features. We discuss barriers bridges and bridges for applying this approach.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13280-012-0367-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Handling Tensions between Natural and Utility Purpose of Farm Animals and Crop Plants

Handling Tensions between Natural and Utility Purpose of Farm Animals and Crop Plants

Knowledge Production and Learning for Sustainable Landscapes: Seven Steps Using Social–Ecological Systems as Laboratories

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