What are your thoughts on placing a monetary value on ecosystem services? Do you think that placing a dollar value on the natural world will help us to preserve it, or give justification for exploiting it?

What are your thoughts on placing a monetary value on ecosystem services? Do you think that placing a dollar value on the natural world will help us to preserve it, or give justification for exploiting it? 

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. APA

Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2011). Principles of environmental science inquiry and applications (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.