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David H Bennett

Dr David H. Bennett

Until the end of 2000, Dr Bennett was the Executive Director of the
Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Executive Director of National
Academies Forum. He has published on environmental philosophy, particularly
environmental ethics, the ethical treatment of non-human animal species, and
population issues relating to the environment. In relation to these topics,
he has worked in Western ethics, Australian Aboriginal ethics, and Taoism.

Selected Publications:

‘Animal Rights and Aboriginal Concepts’, in Croft, D.B. ed., Australian
People and Animals in Today’s Dreamtime: The role of comparative psychology in the management of natural resources
. New York: Praeger Press, 1991:
53-69.

‘Zoos: The Ecological Sustainability You Have When You Are Not Having An
Ecological Sustainability’. In Harding, Ronnie, ed. Ecopolitics V
Proceedings
. Kensington, NSW: Centre For Liberal and General Studies,
University of New South Wales, 1992: 476-481.

‘Issues in the Sustainable Use of Wildlife by Indigenous Peoples: the
Convention on Biological Diversity and Native Title’, in Grigg, G., Hale, P.
and D. Lunney, eds. Conservation through Sustainable Use of Wildlife,
Brisbane: Centre for Conservation Biology, University of Queensland, 1995:
60-68.

Sylvan, R. and D.H. Bennett. The Greening Of Ethics: Australian Perspectives
on Environmental Philosophy
. Cambridge: White Horse Press, 1994.

Stratford, E., Mazur, N., Lunney, D. and D. Bennett. Managing the Koala
Problem: interdisciplinary perspectives
. Conservation Biology, 2000, 14(3):
619 - 628. (Special Section: Conservation of Koalas in Australia).

Aslin, H and D.H. Bennett. 'Wildlife and world views: Australian attitudes
to wildlife', Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Summer 2000, 5(2): 15 - 35.
(Special Issue).

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