Foreword; Preface; Part I. Foundations: How we got to where we are; 1. Nature as an asset; 2. Biodiversity and ecosystem services; 3. Biospheric disruptions; 4. Human impact on the biosphere; 4*. The bounded global economy; 5. Risk and uncertainty; 6.

Laws and norms as social institutions; 7. Human institutions and ecological systems, 1: Unidirectional externalities and regulatory policies; 8. Human institutions and ecological systems, 2: Common pool resources; 8* Management of CPRs: A formal model; 9. Human institutions and ecological systems; 10. Well-being across the generations; 11. The content of well-being: Empirics; 12. Valuing biodiversity; 13. Sustainability assessment and policy analysis; 13* Accounting prices and inclusive wealth; Part II.

Extensions: 14. Distribution and sustainability; 15. Trade and the biosphere; 16. Demand for provisioning services and its consequences; 17. Managing Nature-related financial risk and uncertainty; 18. Conservation of Nature; 19. Restoration of Nature; 20. Finance for sustainable engagement with Nature; Part III.

The road ahead: Chapter 21. Options for change; Appendix.