Independent Review on the Economics of Biodiversity: Terms of Reference

This independent review on the economics of biodiversity is led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.

The Review will assess the economic benefits of biodiversity, assess the economic costs and risks of biodiversity loss and identify a range of actions that can simultaneously enhance biodiversity and deliver economic prosperity.

A healthy planet underpins a healthy economy. The objectives of this independent review will be to assess the economic benefits of biodiversity globally, assess the economic costs and risks of biodiversity loss, and identify a range of actions that can simultaneously enhance biodiversity and deliver economic prosperity.

This evidence should help shape the international and UK response to biodiversity loss, including the successors to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and inform global action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. The primary audiences for the review are economic and finance policy and decision-makers.

The Review will report jointly to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Environment Secretary ahead of October 2020.

The Economics of Biodiversity: Terms of Reference