In the early 1990s, Miguel Sanchez, a subsistence farmer in…
In the early 1990s, Miguel Sanchez, a subsistence farmer in Costa Rica, was offered $600,000 by a hotel developer for a piece of land that he and his family had been using sustainably for many years. An area under rapid development surrounded the land, which contained an old-growth rain forest and a black sand beach. Sanchez refused the offer. Explain how Sanchez’s decision was an application of the ethical principle of sustainability. What would you have done if you were Sanchez? Explain.