Every discipline has ethics, which stipulates certain virtues. Diverse disciplines wish to uphold such values. Accordingly, the reference materials provide ethical benchmarks that this discipline should uphold. Faith is a central ethical requirement in science. The article elaborates that scientists have countless tasks such as availing information. The information emanates from the research they undertake. Thus, it is vital for scientists to report their findings faithfully. In the reference materials, the scientists have a central obligation of reporting the estimated volume of species. Estimation of the number of species is a tough challenge due to the enormous array of organisms. Additionally, organisms inhabit enormous geographical regions. This increases the challenges of documenting species owing to linguistic challenges and ecological disparity. As such, it is crucial for scientists to sustain objectivity in their tasks. The species-level is deteriorating owing to the pressure on the environmental resources. The pressure radiates from the rapid escalation of the global demography. Accordingly, the demographic figures have surpassed the planet’s capabilities. Subsequently, it is essential to report the implications of the demographic escalation. This will facilitate the global administrations to institute opposite strategies, which will mitigate the diminishing species levels. The planet is encountering a crisis due to the rapid fading of species. Consequently, ethical virtues like faithfulness and objectivity are paramount since they will present the situation accurately enabling the adoption of apposite measures. Industrial activity emanates from scientific progress. However, industrial activities are influencing the surrounding that scientists seek to study and safeguard negatively. Effluents have ended in alteration of the planetary climatic conditions. As such, calls to reverse the impacts have emerged. The calls require the application of industrial processes based on sound science hence reducing pollution. Utilization of technology that diminishes pollution is expensive, nonetheless; industries are unwilling to integrate such expertise since it lessens profitability. Overall, science should prove that utilization of surrounding friendly technology would terminate in minimal contamination and apposite management of resources (May 2010).
Peer review denotes an undertaking that is exceedingly critical in expert articles. The central objective of this undertaking aims at scrutinizing the write-up. The scrutiny enlists the help of fellow professionals and fundamentally seeks to eliminate inconsistencies. The reference materials underscore issues that have extensive repercussions on policies and the surrounding. The articles contain biological information that stipulates the implication of pollution, climatic alteration, and demographic expansion on the species level. As such, it is vital for other professionals to review the article. The review of the article will amplify the sincerity since it eradicates inconsistency. Furthermore, it avails professionals in this discipline with an opening to convene and deliberate on the conflicting issue. Certain organisms may have conflicting names relative to ecological locations. Therefore, peer review will avail the scientists with an opportunity to clarify the names of such organisms. Global warming has generated overwhelming criticism from industries. Notably, the capitalist world seeks to ensure that global warming remains an idea rather than a reality that the planet requires to handle. Consequently, the opponents have created confusion relating to this phenomenon through articles based on unfounded facts. Peer review will permit scientists to elucidate the correlation between global warming, species diminution, and contamination hence diminishing doubts in the mass’s minds. Additionally, it will allow scientists to establish a credible link based on sound science on the factors aggravating species loss and demographic escalation. Conclusively, peer review will enable apt cooperation among professionals in this discipline hence boosting the accuracy and credibility of information disbursed to the masses (Levin, 2010).
References
Levin, S. (2010). Crossing scales, crossing disciplines: collective motion and collective action in the global commons. The Royal Society. 365(1537), 13-18.
May, R. (2010). Ecological science and tomorrow’s world. The Royal Society. 365(1537), 41-47.