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Perspectives on Biodiversity Valuing Its Role in an Everchanging World (1999) / Chapter Skim
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A: Statement of Task
Pages 145-146

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... . The report of the committee will · Review the current state of scientific knowledge about the noneconomic and economic values and benefits of biodiversity, including the relative utility of economic cost-benefit analyses and noneconomic approaches; included in the review should be a characterization of the various kinds, aspects, and dimensions of value and benefits that need to be taken into account by managers and decisionmakers, an evaluation of the tools available to assess them, and an examination of the ways in which such assessments are currently used in helping to make decisions about the management of biological resources.
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... How should managers weigh the degree to which current actions that affect the biodiversity of an area might influence future value and costs e.g., is current heavy use of an area for training likely to result in serious degradation of ecosystem services, cultural or aesthetic value, or potential for biodiversity prospecting in the future?
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