caa a22 4500 605526338 CHVBK 20210128100802.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-014-0796-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-014-0796-1 How (not) to perform ecosystem service valuations: pricing gorillas in the mist [Elektronische Daten] [Boeraeve Fanny, Dendoncker Nicolas, Jacobs Sander, Gómez-Baggethun Erik, Dufrêne Marc] Monetary valuation of ecosystem services (ES) is gaining growing interest in scientific papers, policies and awareness-raising documents for its potential as a communication tool illustrating the societal importance of biodiversity. However, simultaneously, its limitations are increasingly discussed in the literature. In this paper we argue that monetary valuation of ES should be seen as representing only one component of ES valuations. We provide basic standards to ensure integrated approaches to ES valuation that can effectively contribute to preserving cultural and biological diversity by acknowledging boundaries to resource exploitation and by building on the various interests and socio-cultural values of involved stakeholders. We base our discussion on a recent study that assesses the economic value of the world-famous Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to some of the last mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). We alert against some ES monetary valuation that narrowly frames biodiversity conservation in terms of economic calculus and argue that subjugating conservation efforts to profit logics downplays the importance of intrinsic, symbolic and other non-economic values of biodiversity. We conclude by providing principles and methodological guidelines to enhance ES valuation as a tool to promote awareness rising for biodiversity conservation through the understanding the overall importance of biodiversity for human societies. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Biodiversity conservation nationallicence Ecosystem services nationallicence Biocultural diversity nationallicence Natural resource management nationallicence Integrated valuation nationallicence Value pluralism nationallicence Fanny Boeraeve Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Unity Biodiversity and Landscapes, University of Liege, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium aut Nicolas Dendoncker Department of Geography, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000, Namur, Belgium aut Sander Jacobs Division Policy Reporting and Advise, Research Institute for Nature and Forest INBO, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070, Brussels, Belgium aut Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut Marc Dufrêne Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Unity Biodiversity and Landscapes, University of Liege, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/1(2015-01-01), 187-197 0960-3115 24:1<187 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0796-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0796-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fanny Boeraeve Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Unity Biodiversity and Landscapes, University of Liege, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nicolas Dendoncker Department of Geography, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000, Namur, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sander Jacobs Division Policy Reporting and Advise, Research Institute for Nature and Forest INBO, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070, Brussels, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marc Dufrêne Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Unity Biodiversity and Landscapes, University of Liege, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/1(2015-01-01), 187-197 0960-3115 24:1<187 2015 24 10531