Valuations of nature and its contributions to people in South America’s Southern Cone: taking stock and looking forward

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Publications LCNR associated Ecology
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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (2025)

Highlights

  • Since 2015, research on ecosystem services and nature’s contributions to people has consolidated in the Southern Cone.
  • Economic and sociocultural studies are well-established, but ecological perspectives still predominate.
  • Most studies do not engage social actors or governance frameworks.
  • Advancing plural valuations requires enhanced bridging, negotiation, social networking, and governance abilities.

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Testing the effectiveness of different ecological approaches for nature recovery to support biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation and adaptation.