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In the discourse on sustainability, Ian Dunn highlights a fundamental conflict between Darwinian principles and the goals of conservation. From a Darwinian viewpoint, the emphasis on short-term genetic benefits starkly opposes the long-term ecological benefits that sustainability advocates. This article reflects on the deep-rooted tendencies favoring immediate gains over lasting stewardship of our ecosystems, ultimately questioning whether true sustainability is achievable within our ingrained evolutionary values.
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Why Sustainability is Irrelevant Ian Dunn GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST
“I now want to come to sustainability itself and the values that might encourage it. From a Darwinian point of view, the problem is that: sustainability is all about long-term benefits of the world or of the ecosystem at the expense of short-term benefits. Darwinism encourages precisely the opposite values. Short-term genetic benefit is all that matters in a Darwinian world. Superficially, the values that will have been built into us will have been short-term values not long-term ones”. Sustainability Doesn’t Come Naturally: A Darwinian Perspective On Values: Professor Richard Dawkins
