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| Intrinsic Value : | the right-to-exist worth of an organism, species, or ecosystem that's completely independent of its usefulness or economic value to humans |
| Instrumental : | the worth of a species, ecosystem, or resource based on its usefulness to humans |
| Provisioning : | tangible, material, or energy products obtained directly from ecosystems that sustain human life and economic activity |
| Regulating : | ecosystem processes that moderate natural phenomena to maintain environmental balance and benefit humans |
| Supporting : | foundational ecological processes necessary for all other ecosystem services to function like photosynthesis and nutrient cycling |
| Cultural : | non-material benefits humans gain from ecosystems and the contexts of environmental problems |
| Anthropogenics : | environmental changes, pollution, or disruptions caused or influenced by human activities |
| Tragedy of the Commons : | the depletion of shared, unregulated resources when individuals act selfishly (self-interest) and ignore long-term consequences |
| Ecological Footprint : | measures the biologically productive land and water required to support an individual's or population's resource consumption and waste absorption |
| Carbon Footprint : | measures the total amount of greenhouse gasses that's directly emitted by human activities that impact climate change |
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