The debate over putting a price on nature has spilled into another year. George Monbiot (who recently went for the jugular on natural capital) and Tony Juniper (former ED of Friends of the Earth and author of What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?) are two prominently opposed voices in this ideological fight in conservation. The debate was hosted by New Networks for Nature in last November in the UK. They go straight to town on each other’s arguments. The exchange looks to have successfully ruffled feathers among attendees, as the debate quickly spirals out from the neologism of “natural capital” per se to what it represents, what is at stake in it, and what to make of the ethical dilemmas, strategic outlook, and political possibilities it expresses.
The debate is watchable here (Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3), courtesy of Cambridge TV.
DANIEL CHIU SUAREZ 