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Himes A, Muraca B, Anderson CB, Athayde S, Beery T, Cantú-Fernández M, González-Jiménez D, Gould RK, Hejnowicz AP, Kenter J, Lenzi D, Murali R, Pascual U, Raymond C, Ring A, Russo K, Samakov A, Stålhammar S, Thorén H, Zent E. Why nature matters: A systematic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values. Bioscience 2024; 74:25-43. [PMID: 38313563 PMCID: PMC10831222 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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 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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Austin Himes
- Department of Forestry, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, United States
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- Department of Philosophy, Environmental Studies Program, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
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- Instituto de Ciencias Polares, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego and, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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- Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States
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- School of Natural Science, Sustainable Multifunctional Landscapes, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, also Ceiba Centro de Formación y Desarrollo, Oaxaca, Mexico
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- Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States
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- Global Change Institute, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, England, United Kingdom
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- Aberystwyth Business School, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
- Ecologos Research Ltd, Aberystwyth
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Geography Department, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Snow Leopard Trust, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Line, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Leioa, and with the Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Program, Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
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- intertribal nonprofit organization Se'Si'Le, Eugene, Oregon, United States
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- Hydro Nation International Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Lab Ecología Humana, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
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Dencer-Brown AM, Shilland R, Friess D, Herr D, Benson L, Berry NJ, Cifuentes-Jara M, Colas P, Damayanti E, García EL, Gavaldão M, Grimsditch G, Hejnowicz AP, Howard J, Islam ST, Kennedy H, Kivugo RR, Lang'at JKS, Lovelock C, Malleson R, Macreadie PI, Andrade-Medina R, Mohamed A, Pidgeon E, Ramos J, Rosette M, Salim MM, Schoof E, Talukder B, Thomas T, Vanderklift MA, Huxham M. Integrating blue: How do we make nationally determined contributions work for both blue carbon and local coastal communities? Ambio 2022; 51:1978-1993. [PMID: 35503201 PMCID: PMC9063623 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-022-01723-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs) help mitigate and adapt to climate change but their integration into policy, such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remains underdeveloped. Most BCE conservation requires community engagement, hence community-scale projects must be nested within the implementation of NDCs without compromising livelihoods or social justice. Thirty-three experts, drawn from academia, project development and policy, each developed ten key questions for consideration on how to achieve this. These questions were distilled into ten themes, ranked in order of importance, giving three broad categories of people, policy & finance, and science & technology. Critical considerations for success include the need for genuine participation by communities, inclusive project governance, integration of local work into national policies and practices, sustaining livelihoods and income (for example through the voluntary carbon market and/or national Payment for Ecosystem Services and other types of financial compensation schemes) and simplification of carbon accounting and verification methodologies to lower barriers to entry.
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- School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, EH11 4BN, Scotland
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- Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Global Marine and Polar Program, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland
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- The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, Suffolk, UK
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- CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, 30501, Costa Rica
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- Conservation Finance Africa Field Division - Conservation International, Ndege Road, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia
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- CINVESTAV - Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional - Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km 6, CP 97310, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Resiliencia Azul (NPO), Mogi das Cruzes, Mexico
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- Ubá Sustainability Institute - Blue Carbon Hub, Marseille, France
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- United Nations Environment Programme, UN Avenue, PO Box 67578, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK
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- Blue Carbon Program, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA, 22202, USA
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- Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales, LL59 5AB, UK
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- Mikoko Pamoja Community Base Organization, P.O. BOX 178-80404, Msambweni, Kenya
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- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, P. O. Box 81651-80100, Mombasa, Kenya
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- University College London, 14 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW, UK
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood Campus, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- CINVESTAV - Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional - Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km 6, CP 97310, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Resiliencia Azul (NPO), Mogi das Cruzes, Mexico
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- United Nations Environment Programme, UN Avenue, PO Box 67578, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Center for Oceans, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA, 22202, USA
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- Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 6087, South Bunbury, WA, 6230, Australia
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- CINVESTAV - Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional - Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km 6, CP 97310, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Resiliencia Azul (NPO), Mogi das Cruzes, Mexico
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- Vanga Blue Forest Community Based Organization, P.O Box 115-80402, Lungalunga, Kwale County, Kenya
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- Plan Vivo Foundation, Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR, UK
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- Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- International Ocean Policy, Global Policy and Government Relations, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA, 22202, USA
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- CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, EH11 4BN, Scotland
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Kirsop-Taylor NA, Hejnowicz AP, Scott K. Four Cultural Narratives for Managing Social-ecological Complexity in Public Natural Resource Management. Environ Manage 2020; 66:419-434. [PMID: 32632498 PMCID: PMC7338285 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-020-01320-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Public Natural Resource Management (NRM) agencies operate in complex social-ecological domains. These complexities proliferate unpredictably therefore investigating and supporting the ability of public agencies to respond effectively is increasingly important. However, understanding how public NRM agencies innovate and restructure to negotiate the range of particular complexities they face is an under researched field. One particular conceptualisation of the social-ecological complexities facing NRM agencies that is of growing influence is the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus. Yet, as a tool to frame and understand those complexities it has limitations. Specifically, it overlooks how NRMs respond institutionally to these social-ecological complexities in the context of economic and organisational challenges-thus creating a gap in the literature. Current debates in public administration can be brought to bear here. Using an organisational cultures approach, this paper reports on a case study with a national NRM agency to investigate how they are attempting to transform institutionally to respond to complexity in challenging times. The research involved 12 elite interviews with senior leaders from Natural Resources Wales, (NRW) and investigated how cultural narratives are being explicitly and implicitly constructed and mobilised to this end. The research identified four distinct and sequential cultural narratives: collaboration, communication, trust, and empowerment where each narrative supported the delivery of different dimensions of NRW's social-ecological complexity mandate. Counter to the current managerialist approaches in public administration, these results suggest that the empowerment of expert bureaucrats is important in responding effectively to complexity.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Politics Department, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
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