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  • Environmental science
  • Conservation biology
  • Ecological economics

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  • The ecosystem services framework (ESF) is widely adopted for assessing human benefits from nature.
  • Existing ESF faces challenges including definitional incoherence and limited valuation approaches.
  • These limitations can result in methodological issues like double-counting and oversight.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the conceptual shortcomings of the ecosystem services framework.
  • To propose a novel ecosystem valuing framework (EVF) to overcome ESF limitations.
  • To offer a more rigorous and comprehensive approach to valuing ecosystem benefits.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the ecosystem services framework.
  • Critique of existing valuation methodologies within ESF.
  • Development of the theoretical basis for an ecosystem valuing framework.

Main Results:

  • Identified key problems within the ESF: definitional inconsistencies and narrow valuation.
  • Highlighted unintended consequences arising from ESF limitations, such as blind spots.
  • Proposed the ecosystem valuing framework as a superior alternative.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed ecosystem valuing framework offers a more coherent and comprehensive approach than ESF.
  • EVF addresses the limitations in valuation and definition, leading to better conservation outcomes.
  • Adopting EVF can mitigate issues like double-counting and improve stakeholder representation in conservation efforts.