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Why nature matters : A systematic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values

Himes, Austin ; Muraca, Barbara ; Anderson, Christoph B ; Anthayde, Simone ; Beery, Thomas ; Cantú-Fernández, Mariana ; González-Jiménez, David ; Gould, Rachelle K ; Hejnowicz, A P and Kenter, Jasper , et al. (2023) In BioScience p.1-19
Abstract
In this article, we present results from a literature review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values of nature conducted for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, as part of the Methodological Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuations of Nature. We identify the most frequently recurring meanings in the heterogeneous use of different value types and their association with worldviews and other key concepts. From frequent uses, we determine a core meaning for each value type, which is sufficiently inclusive to serve as an umbrella over different understandings in the literature and specific enough to help highlight its difference from the other types of values. Finally, we... (More)
In this article, we present results from a literature review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values of nature conducted for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, as part of the Methodological Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuations of Nature. We identify the most frequently recurring meanings in the heterogeneous use of different value types and their association with worldviews and other key concepts. From frequent uses, we determine a core meaning for each value type, which is sufficiently inclusive to serve as an umbrella over different understandings in the literature and specific enough to help highlight its difference from the other types of values. Finally, we discuss convergences, overlapping areas, and fuzzy boundaries between different value types to facilitate dialogue, reduce misunderstandings, and improve the methods for valuation of nature's contributions to people, including ecosystem services, to inform policy and direct future research. (Less)
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assessments, biodiversity, philosophy, policy, ethics, sustainability
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BioScience
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19 pages
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Oxford University Press
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  • scopus:85184043764
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0006-3568
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10.1093/biosci/biad109
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English
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  author       = {{Himes, Austin and Muraca, Barbara and Anderson, Christoph B and Anthayde, Simone and Beery, Thomas and Cantú-Fernández, Mariana and González-Jiménez, David and Gould, Rachelle K and Hejnowicz, A P and Kenter, Jasper and Lenzi, Dominic and Murali, Ranjini and Pascual, Unai and Raymond, Christopher and Ring, Annalie and Russo, Kurt and Samakov, Aibek and Stålhammar, Sanna and Thorén, Henrik and Zent, Eglee}},
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  keywords     = {{assessments; biodiversity; philosophy; policy; ethics; sustainability}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1--19}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{BioScience}},
  title        = {{Why nature matters : A systematic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values}},
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  doi          = {{10.1093/biosci/biad109}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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