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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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Energy Account, Australia, 2013-14
The Energy Account Australia (EAA) provides statistics to monitor changes in the supply and use of energy over time, both from an economic and an environmental perspective.
Measuring the value of groundwater and other forms of natural capital
Kansas lost approximately $110 million per year (2005 US dollars) of capital value through groundwater withdrawal and changes in aquifer management during the decade spanning 1996–2005.
Protecting People Through Nature: Natural World Heritage Sites as Drivers of Sustainable Development
This report identifies five key principles that are consistent across examples of well managed World Heritage sites, which can help decision makers achieve an appropriate and equitable balance between conservation, sustainability and development.
Natural Capital Accounting in Action: Energy accounts inform decisions about carbon tax in South Africa
Data from energy accounts in South Africa helped to assess the effectiveness of a carbon tax and its economic impact.
What is Natural Capital?
What is Natural Capital? (US Department of Commerce website)
Natural Capital Accounting in Action: Australia's water accounts inform policy to tackle impact of drought
Data from water accounts were one of the few reliable sources of information to support economic modeling to assess Australia's proposed policies.