A comprehensive examination of the unrecognized services that Nature provides, and the critical economic costs of losing them.
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Why this book matters
- Makes the economic case for nature in language that policymakers, businesses, and citizens can act on — a vital reframe for the environmental debate
- Reveals the staggering value of ecosystem services — clean water, pollination, climate regulation, soil fertility — that conventional economics treats as free
- Demonstrates that protecting nature is not a cost but an investment — and that destroying it carries consequences measured in trillions
- Accessible, evidence-based, and urgently relevant as biodiversity loss accelerates and natural systems approach tipping points
- Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why money really does grow on trees — and what we stand to lose if we keep cutting them down
