Problem
Undervaluation of nature in planning and decision making
Nature:
Although there is growing awareness of the many benefits of wild species, ecosystems and protected areas, concrete information about their full economic value is scarce. The economic tools for the accounting of natural values are poorly developed. The practice of ignoring, discounting and undervaluing natural resources persists in governmental planning and decision making.
Broader Problems:
Shallow environmental ethicsUndervaluation of natural capitalDisregard for intrinsic value of natureUnethical practices in natural resource managementNeglect of environmental consequences of government policies Narrower Problems:
Undervaluation of forestsLack of integrated management of biodiversity Related Problems:
Difficult distribution decisionsNationalistically determined development of natural resources Aggravates:
DesertificationPlanetary cancerDestruction of wildernessNatural environment degradationDegradation of flora and fauna habitatsCriminal offences against the environmentInadequate integrated freshwater managementIrresponsible delimitation of policy responsibilitiesDisparity between share prices and underlying asset valuesMisuse of tropical rain forests for agricultural development Strategies:
Capturing environmental valueValuing nature in planning and decision makingValuing nature in planning and decision making Subject(s):
Geography → Nature??Management → Planning??
Policy-making → Policy??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
08.08.2016 – 05:22 CEST