Natural Capital: An Overview

The benefits derived from natural resources include food, recreation and clean air and water. The aim of valuing these resources is to quantify better the cost of their degradation. This POSTnote summarises how to value natural capital, discusses the advantages and challenges of approaches and describes some initiatives to secure natural capital for the future.

Date:
2016
Publisher:
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Author(s):
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Details:
Publication, 5pages
Language:
English
Topic:
Natural Capital Accounting - General