EEB215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ciclosporin, Bushmeat, Environmental Ethics
29 Sep 2016
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Wetlands being modified during katrina and eliminating a lot of these services. Provide substrate to protect from flooding and further water damage. Option value future products from maintaining biodiversity. Existence value the knowledge that it exists. Tried to turn all the values of wetlands into dollars. Productive: things sold nationally and internationally, forest products. Bushmeat, fruits, gums, resins, rattan, medicinal plants: natural pharmacy. 25% presciptions in us contain active ingredients derived from plants. Direct use value consumptive: not bought or sold, local people often depend on them local medicines protein (meat, seafood, fuelwood (2. 6 billion people rely on this) value measured by its worth if it had to be purchased. Option value long term view species potential to provide economic benefit to human society at some point in the future genetic diversity of plants. Amount you are willing to pay just to be maintained. We think about its value for future generations. How much would you be willing to donate.
