Highlights•The relational nature of valuation and the specific content of valuation are
distinguished.•As contents of valuation, instrumental and relational values are different with …

Relational thinking has recently gained increasing prominence across academic disciplines
in an attempt to understand complex phenomena in terms of constitutive processes and …

In sustainability science, revising the paradigms that separate humans from nature is
considered a powerful 'leverage point'in pursuit of transformations. The coupled social …

Humanity is on a deeply unsustainable trajectory. We are exceeding planetary boundaries
and unlikely to meet many international sustainable development goals and global …

People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human
existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people and nature has been …

Highlights•Caring for nature is a fundamental other-regarding relation.•Caring refers to
relational values constitutive for living of a truly human life.•Several approaches already …

This paper concludes a special feature of Sustainability Science that explores a broad range
of social value theoretical traditions, such as religious studies, social psychology …

Agri-environmental incentive programs seek to compensate farmers for changes to enhance
ecosystem services and/or biodiversity, yet enrolling participants is a common challenge …

Relational value (RV) has recently been introduced as a third class of values for
understanding values of nature and are thought to sit alongside more familiar axiological …

The ideas of relational values and social values are gaining prominence in sustainability
science. Here, we ask: how well do these value conceptions resonate with one Indigenous …