Biology / Unit 14 Bio 3717 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Instrumental Value of Biodiversity
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The idea
The instrumental-value argument holds biodiversity matters for the practical benefits it provides humans, including ecosystem services such as pollination, water filtration, and genetic resources.
In practice
Wild pollinator diversity supports crop yields one managed pollinator species alone could not sustain.
Where people slip
The instrumental argument justifies value by usefulness to humans — one argument among several, not the only one.
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