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Will zero deforestation commitments save Indonesia’s forests?

Skirting the Malacca Strait near the Indonesian city of Dumai the air is thick with haze from peat fires burning below. As the sky clears, a landscape of sharply-cut geometric shapes becomes apparent. What was once carbon-dense peat forests and rainforests are today massive oil palm and wood pulp plantations.

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About The Politics of Species

The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts from a range of disciplines, this volume identifies the key barriers to a definition of moral respect that includes nonhuman animals.

To purchase The Politics of Species

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Themes

  • The Road to Respectful Coexistence

  • Carnal Desires

  • An Animal Bill of Rights?

  • Turning a Whale into a Killer

  • Apeism and Racism

  • What is a Person?

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