Highlights•Relational and instrumental rationality coexist in human decision-
making.•Instrumental views on decision-making are embedded in relational …

Highlights•Large-scale oil palm monoculture production in tropical forest habitats meets
strong objections.•Instrumental, relational and intrinsic values of nature are at risk.•The oil …

Highlights•Multiple types of motivation and values underlay REDD+ in both Indonesia and
Vietnam.•Instrumental (goal-oriented, ecological–economic) values of nature target …

Highlights•Four value systems underlie the debate on sustainability certification.•
Effectiveness of certification needs to address its counterfactuals of impacts.•Inclusiveness of …

Highlights•Developed countries and urban communities hold relational values.•Developing
countries and rural communities hold instrumental values.•Culture plays a positive role in …

Highlights•In the PES debate, auctions hold a special niche.•Auctions interface instrumental,
intrinsic and relational values.•PES auctions are multilayered decision-making of integrated …

Rationality implies having a good reason for the choices made, but opinions differ on what is
'good': good for individuals (here and now), and/or for society at large and in next …

Multiple ways of communicating values of nature interact with human decisions in natural
resource management. The relative emphasis on relational and instrumental values of …

CONTEXT Serious games have gained popularity as an innovative participatory approach to
explore the complexity of social-ecological systems, managing the trade-offs between …

This research explores the impact of learning Malay as a second language on
communication and social integration within the Muslim community of Ban Iso Narathiwat …