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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. 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.
Author(s): Himes A, Muraca B, Anderson CB, Athayde S, Beery T, Cantu-Fernandez M, Gonzalez-Jimenez D, Gould RK, Hejnowicz AP, Kenter J, Lenzi D, Murali R, Pascual U, Raymond C, Ring A, Russo K, Samakov A, Stalhammar S, Thoren H, Zent E
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: BioScience
Year: 2024
Volume: 74
Issue: 1
Pages: 25-43
Print publication date: 01/01/2024
Online publication date: 26/12/2023
Acceptance date: 27/11/2023
ISSN (print): 0006-3568
ISSN (electronic): 1525-3244
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad109
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad109
