Beyond ecosystem services: valuing the invaluable

Gunton, Richard M.; van Asperen, Eline; Basden, Andrew; Bookless, David; Araya, Yoseph; Hanson, David R.; Goddard, Mark A.; Otieno, George and Jones, Gareth O. (2017). Beyond ecosystem services: valuing the invaluable. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32(4) pp. 249–257.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.01.002

Abstract

The ecosystem services framework (ESF) is advantageous and widely used for itemising and quantifying ways in which humans benefit from natural places. However, it suffers from two important problems: (i) incoherence of definitions and (ii) a narrow approach to valuation, inadequate to represent the full range of human motives for conservation and the diverse interests of different stakeholders. These shortcomings can lead to a range of problems including double-counting, blind spots and unintended consequences. Here we propose an ecosystem valuing framework (EVF) as a broader and more rigorous way to deliver the benefits currently sought from the ESF, without the conceptual problems.

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• Item Type
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• 0169-5347
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• Keywords
• aspectual analysis; ecological; cognitive; communal; ideological; multi-criterion assessment; natural capital; value theory
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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• Yoseph Araya