How do you put a price tag on nature?
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1. What is one service the bats play on the cotton farm this is discussed?
1. What is one service the bats play on the cotton farm this is discussed?
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1. Out of the 4-5 million dollars earned by the cotton farmers, what would the cost be to those same farmers for the ecosystem service provided by the bats?
1. Out of the 4-5 million dollars earned by the cotton farmers, what would the cost be to those same farmers for the ecosystem service provided by the bats?
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1. What is the calculated dollar value (per year) of every ecosystem on the planet?
1. What is the calculated dollar value (per year) of every ecosystem on the planet?
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1. Why did the apple farmers in China start to spray pesticides? What happened to the bees?
1. Why did the apple farmers in China start to spray pesticides? What happened to the bees?
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1. What was the short term economic gain when workers manually pollinated the apple trees? Why did orchard owners feel that this was not economically sustainable?
1. What was the short term economic gain when workers manually pollinated the apple trees? Why did orchard owners feel that this was not economically sustainable?
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1. The aesthetic value argument of nature has a number of downfalls. Why do some feel it is important to include the economic and legislative value when discussing nature’s ecosystem services?
1. The aesthetic value argument of nature has a number of downfalls. Why do some feel it is important to include the economic and legislative value when discussing nature’s ecosystem services?
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1. What are some of the different ecosystem services discussed?
1. What are some of the different ecosystem services discussed?
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1. Search for the world’s GDP on CIA Factbook. How does this compare to the #3 above?
1. Search for the world’s GDP on CIA Factbook. How does this compare to the #3 above?
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1. Continue to search for the dollar value for the world’s ecosystem services. What are some of the different amounts? Why is this difficult to determine?
1. Continue to search for the dollar value for the world’s ecosystem services. What are some of the different amounts? Why is this difficult to determine?