Batad Rice Terraces, Philippines (IMAGE) Pensoft Publishers Caption In particular the failure of monetary valuation to provide meaningful valuation instruments requires participation of a representative diversity of stakeholders in ESS research and governance to answer the question what people value, and how -- like in the case of valuing beautiful sceneries like those of the Batad rice terraces in the Philippines -- an UNESCO world heritage site Credit J. Settele Usage Restrictions CC-BY 4.0 License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.