Part II
Recent Environmental Conditions, Change
and Challenges
Which processes are inevitable and which are optional?
Could it be possible to reduce the species decline in the face of a further growing
human population and intensification of the global resource consumption?
How important are environmental regulations which are already there, and do we
need new regulations for the survival of the global biodiversity?
How important is the knowledge of ecological, economic and sociocultural
patterns and processes for the survival of the species on Earth?
In this section we discuss recent challenges with a focus on interdisciplinary
analyses. Thus, the contribution of ecological facts, ethical frameworks and socioeconomic processes are brought together and assessed.