THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF INSTRUMENTAL OR HUMAN-CENTERED VALUES. SOME EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN BELOW:
* ECONOMIC VALUE : - THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT BIODIVERSITY PROVIDES HUMAN BEINGS
---GOODS SUCH AS FOOD, MEDICINE, BUILDING MATERIAL, FIBRE, AND FUEL
---ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS THE MAINTAINANCE OF NATURAL CYCLES, REGULATION OF CLIMATE, AND ABSORPTION OF POLLUTION.
A MAN CUTTING TREES FOR A FURNITURE INDUSTRY. THIS SHOWS THE ECONOMIC USE OF BIODIVERSITY.
THE DIAGRAM SHOWS THE CARBON CYCLE WHICH IS CARRIED OUT BY THE BIODIVERSITY AUTOMATICALLY.
*ECOLOGICAL VALUE : - EACH AND EVERY SPECIES PLAYS A UNIQUE ROLE IN FUNCTIONING OF THE ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH IT IS PRESENT.
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TREKKING IN THE FOREST
POTENTIAL OR OPTION VALUE : - SO MUCH OF THE WORLD'S BIODIVERSITY IS YET TO BE STUDIED IN DEPTH. THERE IS ENORMOUS POTENTIAL IN BIODIVERSITY TO HELP US IN VARIOUS WAYS IN THE FUTURE.
AESTHETIC VALUE : -THE PURE ENJOYMENT THAT BIODIVERSITY OFFERS TO HUMAN BEINGS. JUST BEING CLOSE TO GREENERY AND NATURE GIVES MANY OF US ENJOYMENT AND EVEN SPIRITUAL SOLACE. WRITERS, POETS, ARTISTS, AND COMPOSERS DERIVE INSPIRATION FROM NATURE FOR THEIR CREATIVE WORK.
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES : - MOST SOCIETIES AND CULTURES IN THE WORLD HAVE DISTINCT TRADITIONS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR RELATING TO THE NATURAL WORLD. THEY ATTACH DEEP CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES TO BIODIVERSITY.
THE SACRED GROVES IN INDIA WITH SPIRITUAL VALUES
EXISTENCE VALUE : - VALUE OF KNOWING THAT SOMETHING EXISTS. WHEN WE READ OR WATCH A FILM ON PENGUINS OR WHALES, WE FIND VALUE IN JUST KNOWING THAT SUCH REMARKABLE SPECIES EXIST. WE MAY NEVER ACTUALLY SEE THEM.
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