Incorporating diverse values of nature in decision-making—theory and practice
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Incorporating diverse values of nature in decision-making—theory and practice. / Vatn, A.; Pascual, U.; Chaplin-Kramer, R.; Termansen, M.; Arias-Arévalo, P.; Balvanera, P.; Athayde, S.; Hahn, T.; Lazos, E.
In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 379, No. 1903, 20220315, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Incorporating diverse values of nature in decision-making—theory and practice
AU - Vatn, A.
AU - Pascual, U.
AU - Chaplin-Kramer, R.
AU - Termansen, M.
AU - Arias-Arévalo, P.
AU - Balvanera, P.
AU - Athayde, S.
AU - Hahn, T.
AU - Lazos, E.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Values play a significant role in decision-making, especially regarding nature. Decisions impact people and nature in complex ways and understanding which values are prioritised, and which are left out is an important task for improving the equity and effectiveness of decision-making. Based on work done for the IPBES Values Assessment, this paper develops a framework to support analyses of how decision-making influences nature as well as whose values get prioritised. The framework is used to analyse key areas of environmental policy: a) the present model for nature protection in market economies, b) the role of valuation in bringing nature values into decisions, and c) values embedded in environmental policy instruments, exemplified by protected areas for nature conservation and payments for ecosystem services. The analyses show that environmental policies have been established as mere additions to decision-making structures that foster economic expansion, which undermines a wide range of nature's values. Moreover, environmental policies themselves are also focused on a limited set of nature's diverse values.
AB - Values play a significant role in decision-making, especially regarding nature. Decisions impact people and nature in complex ways and understanding which values are prioritised, and which are left out is an important task for improving the equity and effectiveness of decision-making. Based on work done for the IPBES Values Assessment, this paper develops a framework to support analyses of how decision-making influences nature as well as whose values get prioritised. The framework is used to analyse key areas of environmental policy: a) the present model for nature protection in market economies, b) the role of valuation in bringing nature values into decisions, and c) values embedded in environmental policy instruments, exemplified by protected areas for nature conservation and payments for ecosystem services. The analyses show that environmental policies have been established as mere additions to decision-making structures that foster economic expansion, which undermines a wide range of nature's values. Moreover, environmental policies themselves are also focused on a limited set of nature's diverse values.
U2 - 10.1098/rstb.2022.0315
DO - 10.1098/rstb.2022.0315
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38643788
VL - 379
JO - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
JF - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
SN - 0962-8436
IS - 1903
M1 - 20220315
ER -
ID: 389731779