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The Natural Capital Accounts (NCA) for Forests covering the period 2016 to 2020
Technical Report
This report highlights the changes in animal populations, their use, and partial accounts for the...
Technical Report
The Rapid Environment Economic Assessment (REEA) model can be used to analyse government investment...
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Guidance Manual on Valuation and Accounting of Ecosystem Services for Small Island Developing States: Executive Summary (French, Spanish)
This manual is seen as a timely and critical tool to enable policymakers to calculate the true value of ecosystems for a transition to a green economy across the world's 52 small island developing states (SIDS). The Executive Summary is available in French and Spanish.
Natural Capital Accounting in Action: Sweden's carbon accounting informs its carbon tax policy
As Swedish policymakers put together a climate bill, they relied on economic models to pinpoint policies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions while minimizing costs to GDP, employment and growth. At the heart of this analysis is Sweden’s sector-by-sector accounting of CO2 emissions and energy use, in parallel with standard economic accounts.
Natural Capital Accounting in Action: Guatemala's forest accounts link forest resources with the economy
Guatemala had a much higher rate of deforestation than elsewhere in Central America, and the accounts provided more than statistics on the issue. They made explicit the link between forest resources and the economy, as well as the cost of losing the country’s forests.
Natural Capital Accounting in Action: Australia's pilot ecosystem accounts benefit management of Great Barrier Reef
The application of natural capital accounting and valuation methods to ecosystems and protected areas, currently being piloted in Australia, offers a useful framework for managing vast and complex environments subject to different human pressures.
Water Account, Australia, 2012-2013
The latest water account for Australia shows the largest use of water measured since the start of the series peaking at 20 billion liters. As in previous years the agriculture industry was the largest consumer of water, but this year their use was up considerably to just under 13 billion liters. Dating to 1993, the series is one of the longest running environmental accounts in the world.
Environmental accounts of the Netherlands, 2013
This publication contains the results of the environmental accounts 2013.