HL.c.4—Instrumental value
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Objective
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- Level
- HL
Identify instrumental value
Identify instrumental value.
Instrumental value is value as a means to human goals, such as goods, services, protection or development opportunities.
A wetland has instrumental value when it reduces flood damage or supplies fish.
Name the human benefit and the ecological function that produces it.
Key idea: Identify instrumental value.
Instrumental value does not mean the thing has no other value.