#130: The Dasgupta Review

"Nature is our home. 

Good economics demands we manage it better."
Professor Partha Dasgupta

The Dasgupta Review was published in 2021.

The Dasgupta Review was an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta (Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge). 

It is subtitled: The Economics of Biodiversity.

The Review was commissioned in 2019 by HM Treasury and been supported by an Advisory Panel drawn from public policy, science, economics, finance and business.

The Review called for changes in how we think, act and measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world. 

Grounded in a deep understanding of ecosystem processes and how they are affected by economic activity, the new framework presented by the Review set out how we should account for Nature in economics and decision-making.

There are various video introductions to the report.

This is the longer version of the videom which features a conversation with the lead author and Hetan Shah, who is a former Honorary Vice President of the Geographical Association.

The Report can be downloaded in various formats and languages and also in summary and full forms.

While students may not be expected to have this plonked in front of them, they should certainly be made aware of it, and its key findings.