What do you think is the True Value of wilderness?

Question

Can a price tag reflect the true value of nature?

The 5th in a series of 30 questions on Nature and the Environment which I'll ask in the following sections: Religion & Spirituality and Philosophy (first 5 questions only), Society & Culture, Environment, and Politics & Government. I will post them in the US, UK, Singapore and India Y!A sites.

Here are links to the first 4:

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3. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgYwr5F6SjGIegWo0efeimXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080215073509AAujVHd

4. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjairF5yrTIVbu3MlAMYk4Xty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080216100407AANkamn

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Answer 1

the true value is of nature is priceless animals and trees that make the air we breath and with out all parts of nature we humans would die..

Answer 2

People need to be able at some level to reconnect to the world we actually live on.  Grass, trees, bugs and all  are the world that if lost will cost us some of our humanity.

So called 'civilization' and 'progress' may be beneficial but it is also as, if not more, deadly than the natural world.  Too many people have lost the ability live in nature many do die when separated for short periods of time from their civilized life.

A sterile concrete world would be a sad day for the human race.

Even a park like controlled environment is not the same a true wildness.

Answer 3

The true value of wilderness is in the preservation of biodiversity as well as the learning and enjoyment of the natural beauty of our wild areas. I can't imaging a planet where all that remains is cities and farms and no natural areas. I love to go (none primitive) camping and fishing. I would definitely miss being outdoors if all that remained was man-made landscapes.

Timothy D.

West Melbourne, FL