Values of entities expressed independently of any reference to people as valuers including values associated with entities worth protecting as ends in and of themselves. This concept refers to inherent value, i.e., the value something has independent of any human experience or evaluation. Such value is viewed as an inherent property of the entity (e.g., animal, plant, habitat, etc.) and not ascribed or generated by external valuing agents, i.e., humans. As a value centred on something other than human beings, it may also be called a non-anthropocentric value.
Source: IPBES (2019), Global Assessment Report, Glossary; Himes et al., (2024) Why nature matters: A systemic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values.
