Date:
June 28, 2018
Source:
Cell Press
Summary:
In
China, the giant panda is clearly a cultural icon. And yet panda conservation,
and the panda itself, is often criticized because of the associated cost. But a
new analysis shows that panda conservation has great value that extends far
beyond protection of pandas themselves.
In
China, the giant panda is clearly a cultural icon. And yet panda conservation,
and the panda itself, is often criticized because of the associated cost. But
an analysis reported in Current Biology on June 28 shows that panda
conservation has great value that extends far beyond protection of pandas
themselves.
According
to the new findings, the panda's protection as an umbrella species yields 10 to
27 times as much value as it costs to maintain the current reserves. In fact,
the findings suggest it might be worth expanding those panda reserves and other
investments in natural capital in China.
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