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3. Methods for assessing the value of an environmental good or service
However, when it comes to quantifying the importance of the environment, environmental players can find themselves at a loss.
"Indeed, the following questions arise:
how can we comprehensively evaluate all the goods and services provided by the environment?
how can we quantify the potential losses incurred should we lose this natural capital?
how can we quantify the loss of this natural capital as a result of one or more human activities?
how can we assess this loss due to human activity over time?
There are no immediate answers even from environmental experts" (Issaka Dialga – 2016
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Law no. 2004-338 of April 21, 2004 transposing Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.
Law no. 2015-991 of August 7, 2015 on the new territorial organization of the Republic (JORF of August 8, 2015).
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