Values of meaningful and often reciprocal human relationships—beyond means to an end—with nature (often specified as a particular landscape, place, species, forest, etc.) and among people through nature. The values that contribute to desirable relationships, such as those among people or societies, and between people and nature, as in Living in harmony with nature.
Source: Himes et al., (2024) Why nature matters: A systemic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values; IPBES (2019), Global Assessment Report, Glossary.
