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These are some links to various questions dealing with biodiversity and genetics.

1. What are the rights of indigenous peoples to the living resources within their region?

PEOPLE AND PLANTS ONLINE

DILEMMA IN BIODIVERSITY

2. Do animals and plants exist for human beings? (Aristotle's legacy)

ETHICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

3. Should beavers be used to restore biodiversity and ecological systems?

BEAVERS AND BIODIVERSITY

4. Various ethical issues of different types can be found here

THE BIODIVERSITY CENTER

5. What is the impact of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) on Agriculture and Natural Systems?

GURT TECHNOLOGIES

6. Should foods be changed into something they are not? (i.e. Brazil nuts that contain soybean genes)

GMOs AND HUMAN HEALTH

7. How will understanding insect genetics help their study of the ecosystem?

INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

8. What is the risk of relying only on genetic diversity?

MARINE SNAIL STUDY

10. What are the problems of genetic uniformity?

GENETIC DIVERSITY

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