The economics of biodiversity
The Dasgupta Review final report for the UK government is the core citation: biodiversity as economic capital, not a scenic extra.
Why it matters: conventional GDP ignores depletion of living systems that underwrite food, water, and climate regulation.
Read the government review for the accounting argument. The editorial take is that biodiversity loss is a balance-sheet crisis mislabeled as an environmental niche.
Final Report – The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review – GOV.UK