Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment

Kai M A Chan; Patricia Balvanera; Karina Benessaiah; Mollie Chapman; Sandra Díaz; Erik Gómez-Baggethun; Rachelle Gould; Neil Hannahs; Kurt Jax; Sarah Klain; Gary W Luck; Berta Martín-López; Barbara Muraca; Bryan Norton; Konrad Ott; Unai Pascual; Terre Satterfield; Marc Tadaki; Jonathan Taggart; Nancy Turner

doi:10.1073/pnas.1525002113

Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment

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Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment. / Chan, Kai M A; Balvanera, Patricia; Benessaiah, Karina et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), Vol. 113, No. 6, 09.02.2016, p. 1462-1465.

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Harvard

Chan, KMA, Balvanera, P, Benessaiah, K, Chapman, M, Díaz, S, Gómez-Baggethun, E, Gould, R, Hannahs, N, Jax, K, Klain, S, Luck, GW, Martín-López, B, Muraca, B, Norton, B, Ott, K, Pascual, U, Satterfield, T, Tadaki, M, Taggart, J & Turner, N 2016, 'Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), vol. 113, no. 6, pp. 1462-1465. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1525002113

APA

Chan, K. M. A., Balvanera, P., Benessaiah, K., Chapman, M., Díaz, S., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Gould, R., Hannahs, N., Jax, K., Klain, S., Luck, G. W., Martín-López, B., Muraca, B., Norton, B., Ott, K., Pascual, U., Satterfield, T., Tadaki, M., Taggart, J., & Turner, N. (2016). Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 113(6), 1462-1465. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1525002113

Vancouver

Chan KMA, Balvanera P, Benessaiah K, Chapman M, Díaz S, Gómez-Baggethun E et al. Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 2016 Feb 9;113(6):1462-1465. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525002113

Bibtex

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title = "Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment",

abstract = "A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans{\textquoteright} sake (instrumental values) or for nature{\textquoteright}s (intrinsic values) (1). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate with views on personal and collective well-being, or “what is right,” with regard to nature and the environment. Without complementary attention to other ways that value is expressed and realized by people, such a focus may inadvertently promote worldviews at odds with fair and desirable futures. It is time to engage seriously with a third class of values, one with diverse roots and current expressions: relational values. By doing so, we reframe the discussion about environmental protection, and open the door to new, potentially more productive policy approaches.",

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AU - Chan, Kai M A

AU - Balvanera, Patricia

AU - Benessaiah, Karina

AU - Chapman, Mollie

AU - Díaz, Sandra

AU - Gómez-Baggethun, Erik

AU - Gould, Rachelle

AU - Hannahs, Neil

AU - Jax, Kurt

AU - Klain, Sarah

AU - Luck, Gary W

AU - Martín-López, Berta

AU - Muraca, Barbara

AU - Norton, Bryan

AU - Ott, Konrad

AU - Pascual, Unai

AU - Satterfield, Terre

AU - Tadaki, Marc

AU - Taggart, Jonathan

AU - Turner, Nancy

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N2 - A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans’ sake (instrumental values) or for nature’s (intrinsic values) (1). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate with views on personal and collective well-being, or “what is right,” with regard to nature and the environment. Without complementary attention to other ways that value is expressed and realized by people, such a focus may inadvertently promote worldviews at odds with fair and desirable futures. It is time to engage seriously with a third class of values, one with diverse roots and current expressions: relational values. By doing so, we reframe the discussion about environmental protection, and open the door to new, potentially more productive policy approaches.

AB - A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans’ sake (instrumental values) or for nature’s (intrinsic values) (1). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate with views on personal and collective well-being, or “what is right,” with regard to nature and the environment. Without complementary attention to other ways that value is expressed and realized by people, such a focus may inadvertently promote worldviews at odds with fair and desirable futures. It is time to engage seriously with a third class of values, one with diverse roots and current expressions: relational values. By doing so, we reframe the discussion about environmental protection, and open the door to new, potentially more productive policy approaches.

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