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Commercialization of nature


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Economic valuation of species
Monetary valuation of ecosystems
Commodification of nature
Broader Problems:
Pseudo-culture
Ecological imperialism
Proliferation of commercialism
Narrower Problems:
Ecotourism
Theft of plants
Prettification of nature
Environmental colonialism
Commercialization of wildlife
Aggravates:
Inflated seed costs
Landscape disfigurement
Destruction of wilderness
Undervaluation of community wealth
Decline of human relationship to nature
Irreversible depletion of natural capital
Criminal offences against the environment
Undervaluation of nature in planning and decision making
Reduces:
Failure to take account of externalities of systems
Strategies:
Capturing environmental value
Developing business opportunities to conserve wild species
Resisting commercialization
Commercializing
Values:
Commercialization
Subject(s):
Biosciences → Evolution and species
Geography → Ecology
Geography → Nature
Commerce → Money
Commerce → Assessment
Commerce → Commerce
Economics → Economic
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
19.02.2000 – 00:00 CET

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

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