title: Opinion: Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment.
authors: Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4; kaichan@ires.ubc.ca.
authors: Kai M A
authors: KM
authors: Chan
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia Michoacán 58190 Mexico;
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Balvanera
authors: School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287;
authors: Karina
authors: K
authors: Benessaiah
authors: Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4;
authors: Mollie
authors: M
authors: Chapman
authors: Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina;
authors: Sandra
authors: S
authors: Díaz
authors: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Oslo 0412, Norway; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, United Kingdom;
authors: Erik
authors: E
authors: Gómez-Baggethun
authors: Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405;
authors: Rachelle
authors: R
authors: Gould
authors: Land Assets Division, Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, HI 96813;
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Hannahs
authors: Department of Conservation Biology, UFZ Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany;
authors: Kurt
authors: K
authors: Jax
authors: Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4;
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Klain
authors: Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia;
authors: Gary W
authors: GW
authors: Luck
authors: Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany;
authors: Berta
authors: B
authors: Martín-López
authors: School of History, Religion, and Philosophy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331;
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Muraca
authors: School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332;
authors: Bryan
authors: B
authors: Norton
authors: Department of Philosophy, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany;
authors: Konrad
authors: K
authors: Ott
authors: Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain; Basque Centre for Climate Change, 48008 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain;
authors: Unai
authors: U
authors: Pascual
authors: Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4;
authors: Terre
authors: T
authors: Satterfield
authors: Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2;
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Tadaki
authors: Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4;
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Taggart
authors: School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 2Y2.
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Turner
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D057766:Policy