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intrinsic value

Value of an organism, species, ecosystem, or the earth's biodiversity based on its existence, regardless of whether it has any usefulness to us. Compare instrumental value.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 23 - Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach. [2]
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