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This introduction outlines both the book and the work of the Debating Nature’s Value Network which the book is based on. It points out the controversial nature of the “natural capital” idea, and briefly outlines how the different chapters approach the issues raised by the use and implications of this concept.
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The British Ecological Society, Royal Society of Biology, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and the James Hutton Institute formed a partnership centred on the “natural capital” concept, the Natural Capital Initiative.
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UK Government: ‘A Green Future: Our 25-Year Plan to Improve the Environment’ (2018).
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Evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into the Government’s 25-Year Plan for the environment: http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/environmental-audit-committee/25-year-environment-plan/written/79050.html
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See Unai Pascual et al.: ‘Valuing nature’s contributions to people: the IPBES approach’, in ‘Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability’ June 2017, Vols. 26/27, pages 7 – 16. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343517300040
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Anderson, V. (2018). Introduction. In: Anderson, V. (eds) Debating Nature's Value. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99244-0_1
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