The Economics of Biodiversity The Dasgupta Review Dasgupta Hardback

The Economics of Biodiversity\n\nThe Dasgupta Review\n\nExplains the current state of play in relation to biodiversity loss and explores a sustainable path for the future.\n\nPartha Dasgupta (Author)\n\n9781009494335, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 11 July 2024\n\n550 pages\n28.6 x 22.2 x 4.3 cm, 1.97 kg\n\nWe are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen production; and provide us with spiritual fulfilment and opportunities for recreation and recuperation, which can enhance our health and well-being. Nature's constituents such as ecosystems and the biodiversity that are embodied in them are therefore assets. Yet Nature is more than an economic good: many recognise its intrinsic worth and argue that it has moral worth too. This landmark report explains the current state of play in relation to biodiversity loss and outlines a sustainable pa]