3.3.9—Perspectives and conservation strategy choice
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Objective
- 3.3.9
- Level
- SL
Separate Why a Strategy Is Chosen from Whether It Works
A worldview can explain why a conservation strategy is preferred, but implementation conditions determine whether it works.
Ecocentric arguments may favour intrinsic value and low intervention; anthropocentric or technocentric arguments may favour human benefits or tools. Success still needs legitimacy, finance, education, law and monitoring.
A community may support in situ protection for cultural reasons, yet the reserve still fails without funding and enforceable rules.
A strategy can fit a society’s values yet still fail operationally; rationale and capacity are separate tests.
Do not reduce perspectives to fixed personalities; treat them as tendencies in a decision context.