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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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Natural Capital Accounting and Policy: Colombia
With WAVES support, Colombia has produced water, land, and timber/forest accounts at the national level; ecosystem accounts at the regional level; and land, water, and expenditure accounts at the watershed level. These accounts make it possible to better assess the real value of natural capital to the economy.
Nature-based Solutions to Enhance Coastal Resilience
The purpose of this policy brief is to provide the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its audiences with a broad overview of the importance of coastal natural capital for sustainable development. The brief highlights the role of nature-based infrastructure and integrated solutions for building coastal resilience and proposes critical areas of work to effectively address development challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Natural Capital Accounting: Focusing on Energy and Adaptation to Climate Change
Energy accounts record stocks and flows of energy such as coal, peat, natural gas, oil, and electricity within the economy and show how they are connected to other environmental issues.
Natural Capital Accounting and Policy: Botswana
Botswana has prepared water, mineral, and energy accounts and developed macroeconomic indicators for sustainable development.
Natural Capital Accounting and Policy: The Philippines
The Philippines is producing mineral, mangrove, and ecosystem accounts. The data generated will give a clearer picture of the country’s natural capital resources and provide input for investment and policy decisions.
Natural Capital Accounting: Informing Water Policies
Water security is at the core of several national development plans and sustainable development goals (SDGs): access to clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), and as an input to food security (SDG 2) and energy (SDG 7). Increasing demand and competition for water requires better information to direct investments and maximize benefits for all. Natural capital accounting can provide indicators to help policy design, monitoring, and cost-recovery strategies.