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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...
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WAVES Annual Report 2014
This year’s report highlights the growing momentum at the country level of natural capital accounting in action.
Users and Uses of Environmental Accounts: A Review of Select Developed Countries
This report summarizes the results of a review of countries that have the longest histories of work in the field.
The Global Partnership on Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services
WAVES is a World Bank–led global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in the development planning and national economic accounts. WAVES has been working extensively in Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Madagascar, and the Philippines. Three new countries have joined the partnership as core implementing countries—Guatemala, Indonesia, and Rwanda.
Forest Accounting for Development: Capturing the Value of Forests Using Natural Capital Accounting
Forest Accounts provide a framework to capture the value of all the economic contributions of forests and how they are linked to the economy.
WAVES Annual Report 2013
The Global Partnership on Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services has made good progress on mainstreaming Natural Capital Accounting in national accounts and development planning. The 2013 Annual Report summarizes the momentum in five WAVES partner countries (Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Madagascar, and the Philippines), as well as the widespread global interest in NCA.
The Little Green Data Book 2014
The Little Green Data Book is annual compilation of environmental data for more than 200 countries, providing up-to-date information on agriculture, forests and biodiversity, energy and emissions, water and sanitation, environment and health and oceans.