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value (as importance)

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A value can be the importance of something for itself or for others, now or in the future, close by or at a distance. This importance can be considered in three broad classes. 1. The importance that something has subjectively, and may be based on experience. 2. The importance that something has in meeting objective needs. 3. The intrinsic value of something.

Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Land degradation and restoration assessment IPBES/4/INF/13.

A value can be the importance of something for itself or for others, now or in the future, close by or at a distance. This importance can be considered in three broad classes: The importance that something has subjectively, and may be based on experience. The importance that something has in meeting objective needs. The intrinsic value of something.

Africa assessment IPBES/4/ INF/13.