The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report says that measuring the value of the environment and its links to wellbeing is not easy, and it is understood in different ways across Western and te ao Māori thinking. The report includes recommendations to improve the way environmental considerations are handled in the budget process.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2021/12/14/wellbeing-budgets-and-the-environment-expert-reaction/