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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
Sat, 3 Dec 2022 10:23:22 +0000
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*


Dear Subscribers,

Please see below a message from David Duthie of Bioplan on building on* the
Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity.*

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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From: David Duthie <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 15:53
Subject: Dasgupta's dismal science
To: bioplan <[log in to unmask]>


Dear BIOPLANNERS,



Economics has often been termed the “dismal science” primarily because of
its rather cavalier approach to scientific realities, as in the, probably
apocryphal, tale of an eminent economist who, resisting evidence of the
limits to growth at a conference, shouted out: “Who knows what the Second
Law of Thermodynamics will look like in five years time”!



Following the Dasgupta Review of The Economics of Biodiversity, mainstream
economics has, increasingly, and still somewhat reluctantly, embraced the
limits to growth, as seen in this abstract…



Groom Ben & Zachary Turk (2021) *Reflections on the Dasgupta Review on the
Economics of Biodiversity. *Environmental and Resource Economics* 2021*
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10640-021-00560-2
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs10640-021-00560-2&data=05%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7Cc3e053724d984c6a18a508dad2e480a2%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C638054176097219957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o0wDNvL8yTPwu1Q6nagh%2FLGwgm1HeDGO3zCNqY6T7p0%3D&reserved=0>*
(OA)*

*The Dasgupta Review provides a rich overview of the economics of
biodiversity, paints a bleak picture of the current state of biodiversity,
and is a call to arms for action in anticipation of the CBD COP 15. The
Review takes a global perspective aimed at the high level of international
and national policy on biodiversity, while elucidating the very local
nature of biodiversity threats and values. The approach is orthodox in its
diagnosis via the language of externalities, natural capital, shadow
pricing, asset returns, and the suite of remedial policies that follow.
Yet, at its centre is an ‘unorthodox’ perspective: the economy is embedded
in the environment and growth is limited. We offer reflections on this
framing in light of its objectives for biodiversity. The limits to growth
message will be criticised and applauded in equal measure by different
economists. The central place of valuation and the aggregated concept of
biodiversity will draw criticism from outside the discipline. Yet the
Review provides a foundation for biodiversity economics, and its largely
orthodox framing may invoke the intended step change in the mainstream
approach to economic growth*.



Unfortunately for economics, just as they are accepting scientific
realities, the science itself is becoming increasingly dismal, as
resolutely presented in this article…….



Bradshaw, Corey J A et al. (2021)* Underestimating the Challenges of
Avoiding a Ghastly Future.* Frontiers in Conservation Science*;*
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3389%2Ffcosc.2020.615419&data=05%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7Cc3e053724d984c6a18a508dad2e480a2%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C638054176097219957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=t5BrNh44vnbfBIKyBl69sMPejccKYvzS8VXGF%2FEH0pA%3D&reserved=0>*
(OA)*

*We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have
received little attention and require urgent action. First, we review the
evidence that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous
than currently believed. The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all
its lifeforms—including humanity—is in fact so great that it is difficult
to grasp for even well-informed experts. Second, we ask what political or
economic system, or leadership, is prepared to handle the predicted
disasters, or even capable of such action. Third, this dire situation
places an extraordinary responsibility on scientists to speak out candidly
and accurately when engaging with government, business, and the public. We
especially draw attention to the lack of appreciation of the enormous
challenges to creating a sustainable future. The added stresses to human
health, wealth, and well-being will perversely diminish our political
capacity to mitigate the erosion of ecosystem services on which society
depends. The science underlying these issues is strong, but awareness is
weak. Without fully appreciating and broadcasting the scale of the problems
and the enormity of the solutions required, society will fail to achieve
even modest sustainability goals.*



In this light, this *Special Issue: The Economics of Biodiversity: Building
on the Dasgupta Review *from the Environmental and Resource Economics
journal (see titles below) might provide some insights as to how economists
are coming to terms with “the limits”.  All articles appear to be free/open
access.  I strongly recommend, at the very least, reading Sir Partha’s
“Afterword” piece where he explores the “Inequality Gap” – the five-term
equation that defines our current ecological overshoot and our options for
changing these variables in the right direction.

Those with a particular interest in the Convention and its challenges would
do well to read Scott Barrett’s article – and also this single page
commentary from Sandra Diaz, co-chair of the IPBES Global Assessment Report
on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services…….



Diaz, Sandra (2022) *COP15 biodiversity plan risks being alarmingly
diluted.* Nature*;* https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04154-w
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1038%2Fd41586-022-04154-w&data=05%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7Cc3e053724d984c6a18a508dad2e480a2%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C638054176097219957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nI8l%2BIV%2Ba%2FEkOPao0c1guBKrOdQvHYuPIjjzF4QZdeg%3D&reserved=0>
(free access)



As all eyes turn towards Montreal and the final stages of the extended
CoP15 process, let us hope that Parties and other entities realise how
“momentous” the outcomes will need to be!



Best wishes



David Duthie



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 Environmental and Resource Economics Volume 83, issue 4, December 2022;
https://link.springer.com/journal/10640/volumes-and-issues/83-4
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The Economics of Biodiversity: Building on the Dasgupta Review
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Ingmar
Schumacher Free access ********** The Policy Implications of the Dasgupta
Review: Land Use Change and Biodiversity
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10640-022-00658-1&data=05%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7Cc3e053724d984c6a18a508dad2e480a2%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C638054176097219957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mG9dEJqBpADiqyPa2veriT8jCG3gCtWAQZIMGcTCDFY%3D&reserved=0>
Edward
B. Barbier Free access ********** A Biodiversity Hotspots Treaty: The Road
not Taken
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Scott
Barrett Free access ********** Protected Area Network Expansion and
Management: Economics to improve conservation outcomes
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10640-022-00653-6&data=05%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7Cc3e053724d984c6a18a508dad2e480a2%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C638054176097376173%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0cMHzeOiPW7FHR0G2lOFxWURq5SdbfaxgyTXuJlU4p0%3D&reserved=0>
Heidi
J. Albers Free access ********** The Dasgupta Review and the Problem of
Anthropocentrism
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Nicolas
Treich Free access ********** Equity and Cost-Effectiveness in Valuation
and Action Planning to Preserve Biodiversity
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10640-022-00674-1&data=05%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7Cc3e053724d984c6a18a508dad2e480a2%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C638054176097376173%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KH7cd6PXZYUC%2B%2Bgi8nQJvrzvYHLdk0fhCA1Gb4a90Z4%3D&reserved=0>
Amy
W. Ando Free access

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The Economics of Biodiversity: Afterword
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Partha
Dasgupta

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