Whenever we think of a resource, say forest, the value that immediately comes to our mind is the utility that we drive directly from the resource, such as timber. However as environmental scientist, we know that a forest has other values other than direct use value of economic value of a resource. How can a coral reef area or a forest be a market failure under the tragedy of the commons of Hardin?

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