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Valuation in Rural Social Innovation Processes—Analysing Micro-Impact of a Collaborative Community in Southern Italy

Societies
Social innovation has been associated with contributing to ‘valuable’ rural development; however, usually, the impact of social innovation has been identified in the aftermath of its development or implementation. This might be too narrow an approach, as
Federica Ammaturo, Suntje Schmidt
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Towards an Indigenous Ecosystem Services Valuation Framework: A North Australian Example

Conservation & Society, 2017
Despite calls by various international agencies, considerable work is still required to understand and incorporate the importance of earth's ecosystems for informing public policies. Savannas comprise nearly one third of global terrestrial ecosystems and
Kamaljit Kaur Sangha, Jeremy Russell-Smith   +1 more
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Incorporating environmental costs of ecosystem service loss in political decision making: A synthesis of monetary values for Germany.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Germany faces on-going degradation and biodiversity loss. As a consequence, goods and services provided by biodiversity for human well-being, so-called ecosystem services, are being lost. The associated economic costs and benefits are often unknown.
Johannes Förster, Stefan Schmidt, Bartosz Bartkowski, Nele Lienhoop, Christian Albert, Heidi Wittmer   +5 more
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The Socio‐Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions on Non‐Marketed Environmental Valuation

Sustainable Development
ABSTRACT The present review aims to strengthen both the theoretical foundation and real‐world relevance of environmental valuation methods, especially in regions marked by cultural diversity or spiritual significance. Its goal is to explore how embracing socio‐cultural pluralism can support more inclusive, meaningful, and accepted ...
George E. Halkos, Panagiotis‐Stavros C. Aslanidis   +1 more
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Hold up an umbrella on rainy days: the insurance-like effects of brand equity and corporate social responsibility during Chinese product-harm crises

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
This study evaluates the insurance-like effects of brand equity and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the financial value of firms affected by Chinese product-harm crises. It also explores how socio-cognition influences insurance mechanisms within
Yaopan Yang, Songsong Li, Daquan Gao, Jin Wang   +3 more
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A situational ethics and harmonization challenges in the case of EU biodiversity data governance

International Journal of Digital Earth
The article discusses challenges in harmonizing biodiversity data by considering situational ethics in the valuation of data practices. Data harmonization involves technical processes for managing and governing data by linking, aligning, and binding ...
Bartosz Ślosarski, Natalia Juchniewicz
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Forest Inventory Data Provide Useful Information for Mapping Ecosystem Services Potential

Land, 2023
The ecosystem services framework is a convenient approach for identifying and mapping nature’s contributions to people, and an accurate assessment of ecosystem services potential is the first step in the decision support process of well-informed land ...
Edgars Jūrmalis, Arta Bārdule, Jānis Donis, Linda Gerra-Inohosa, Zane Lībiete   +4 more
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Ecosystem services valuation for conservation and development decisions: A review of valuation studies and tools in the Far Eastern Himalaya

, 2023
There has been an increasing focus on the valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in global research, which has improved our understanding of how nature benefits humanity and what actions can help sustain ecosystem services.
Shakya, Bandana, Bandana Shakya, Kripa Shrestha, Mani Nepal, Yi Shaoliang, Biraj Adhikari, Shrestha, Kripa, Adhikari, Biraj, Nepal, Mani, Shaoliang, Yi   +9 more
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Local ecological knowledge for water management: a feasible solution through ecosystem services in high-Andean mountains

Frontiers in Water
IntroductionMountain ecosystems are particularly sensitive to the impacts of climate change, which, in turn, affect the wellbeing of local populations.
Ricardo Flores-Marquez, Rodrigo J. Puga-Calderón, Tatiana Condori-Ataupillco, Santiago Madrigal-Martínez   +3 more
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Integrating social-ecological outcomes into invasive species management: the Tamarix case [PDF]

NeoBiota
Incorporating societal considerations into decisions related to invasive species management is desirable, but can be challenging because it requires a solid understanding of the ecological functions and socio-cultural and economic benefits and values of ...
Eduardo González-Sargas, Patrick B. Shafroth, Francesc Baró   +2 more
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