Ground Rules for Ethical Ecology.

HUMAN ecology; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; ECOLOGISTS; SOCIAL scientists; ECOLOGICAL assessment; CLIMATE change; PUBLIC opinion

The article discusses the rules for ethical ecology for researchers and officials who craft environmental policies with scientists, specifically ecologists and conservation social scientists. Topics include contributed to inaction and political paralysis in confronting enormous ecological challenges such as climate change; and ethical arguments can move hearts and public opinion on scientific information to enact policies that encompass both scientific and ethical realities.