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THE CASE FOR NATURE

Siddarth Shrikanth

A Pioneering Path for a Planet in Crisis

Nature is the answer to both saving our precious world and to successful sustainable economic growth: this book explores how to do it.
We are on the brink of environmental catastrophe. Cutting emissions is essential but won't be enough. We also need to harness the power of nature, recognising that the natural world is not only priceless, but has measurable economic value. Restoring biodiversity aided by technological and financial innovation will unlock environmental protections and economic benefits.

The Case for Nature sets out with powerful clarity how protecting nature is both the right thing to do, and in our economic interests; how, taking a cue from a range of indigenous worldviews, nature must be woven into our modern societies, not set apart. Siddarth Shrikanth introduces the pioneers of the nature-positive revolution, and gives us the tools to understand how we can work with, not against, our living planet.

For readers of Bill Gates' How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, On Fire by Naomi Klein, The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert, Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change by Nathaniel Rich and David Wallace Wells' The Uninhabitable Earth, and fans of Sir David Attenborough.

Siddarth Shrikanth has an MSc in Conservation Biology from the University of Oxford and an MBA from the Harvard/Stanford Kennedy Business School. He has crafted corporate sustainability plans for McKinsey in London and Indonesia, and writes for international outlets including the Financial Times and Canary. He now lives in London and works in green entrepreneurship and investment.
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Published 2023-05-04 by Duckworth

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Published 2023-05-04 by Duckworth

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A very interesting interview by McKinsey & Company was published yesterday (August 16, 2023) - It's a great read for a better understanding of what Sidd's book is about! Read more...

A powerful new book that argues that we can, and should, place the regeneration of nature at the heart of our economic thought and practice... Clear, engaging and enlightening. Vital reading for the human future do not miss it!

In the face of both the climate crisis and our planet's biodiversity crisis, we must rethink our relationship to nature and redouble our efforts to protect and conserve our precious ecosystems. In The Case for Nature, Siddarth Shrikanth provides clear and tangible examples of how doing so will not only safeguard humanity's future, but fuel economic growth and prosperity.

In occasion of World Environment Day on 5th June, Sidd wrote an interesting article titled "How can India hold onto space for nature?" Read more...

The Case for Nature is a triumph and a vital resource as we move towards a world in which the intrinsic value of healthy, vibrant nature is recognised in all the decisions we take.

How giving an economic value to nature's ecological services help in biodiversity conservation- Siddarth Shrikanth, author of 'The Case for Nature: The Other Planetary Crisis', a Penguin India publication, talks about that & more, in #ThePrintSoftCover. Watch the full conversation with Simrin Sirur Read more...

Author's has penned an op-ed for the Financial Times called "We need to build a new business case for nature" Read more...

THE CASE FOR NATURE was a finalist for the 2020 Financial Times/McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize.

Fascinating, inspiring and deeply informed, The Case for Nature offers a radically optimistic yet eminently practical new path towards tackling the twin crises of climate and biodiversity. Siddarth Shrikanth shows how we can better understand and protect nature, and press technology, innovation and investment into the service of saving our planet and boosting our wellbeing. Essential reading.

Chinese (compl.): Sunrise Press ; India: Allen Lane (PRH) ; Spanish: Antoni Bosch