The value(s) of biodiversity in law
Non instrumental value What about the law ?
I – values of biodiversity: through its legal protections II – values of biodiversity: for a better protection
I – values of biodiversity: through its legal protections Property regulations Damage prevention regulations Damage compensation regulations
Property regulations Common things Intellectual property rights The pattenting Market instruments Quotas of greenhouse gases
Damage prevention Species of fauna and flora Habitat directive (21 mai 1992) Technical instruments Compensation for the environmental services (Mitigation Banks – Caisse des dépôts et consignations) Payment for ecosystem services (REDD –MAF)
Damage compensation European directive of the 21 of April 2004 Appeal Court of Paris (March 30, 2010), Erika case
II– values of biodiversity: for a better protection Common heritage for humankind The assessment of biodiversity
Common heritage for humankind Advantages (rights and duties) Inalienable and passed down to future generations
The assessments of biodiversity Environmental evaluation Millenium Ecosystem Assessment IPBES IPCC Economic evaluation TEEB Chevassus-Au-Louis 3 strengths
To conclude Instrumental values Combination between individual collective, political, social and economic values Non instrumental value Common heritage humankind Assessment « Today, people know the price of all things but the value of nothing »