1. The value(s) of biodiversity in law

2. Non instrumental value
What about the law ?

3. I – values of biodiversity: through its legal protections
II – values of biodiversity: for a better protection

4. I – values of biodiversity: through its legal protections
Property regulations
Damage prevention regulations
Damage compensation regulations

5. Property regulations Common things Intellectual property rights
The pattenting
Market instruments
Quotas of greenhouse gases

6. 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)

7. Damage compensation European directive of the 21 of April 2004
Appeal Court of Paris (March 30, 2010), Erika case

8. II– values of biodiversity: for a better protection
Common heritage for humankind
The assessment of biodiversity

9. Common heritage for humankind
Advantages (rights and duties)
Inalienable and passed down to future generations

10. The assessments of biodiversity
Environmental evaluation
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment
IPBES
IPCC
Economic evaluation
TEEB
Chevassus-Au-Louis
3 strengths

11. 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 »