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Meet the economist who wants the field to account for nature (www.technologyreview.com)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

“We can never capture the total value of a forest in terms of cultural and spiritual values or even biodiversity, but we can say that it has measurable economic values across dimensions that have not been considered before.”

This is always a necessary disclaimer when talking about economics, so I'm glad it's included here.