As a mentee in the Mentorship Program of World Commission on Protected Areas in Europe region, I had the opportunity to take part in the Regional Conservation Forum in Bruges, Belgium from September 30th till October 3rd, which was organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. I am grateful for the chance to have participated in a congress that brought together conservationists, environmentalists, politicians, and protected area managers.However, there were very few (or no) economists, sociologists, philosophers, entrepreneurs, and nature-oriented landowners, as if conservation is not linked to economics, human action, individual human values, and local diversity. Scarcity of these individuals is one of the reasons I am afraid that we are silently implementing dangerous
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