More than 150 stakeholders gathered to mark World Water Day and discuss the urgent need to sustainably manage scarce water resources.
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Australia's latest accounts show a broad and cohesive picture of environmental stocks, flows and transactions. The 2015 version includes information on carbon stocks and environmental expenditure accounts.
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Ministers agree to improve the management of Africa's abundant natural resources to secure their sustainability at the 15th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).
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Philippines hosted more than 100 participants from nine countries to learn and brainstorm on ecosystem accounting.
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Guatemala - a megadiverse country due to the richness of its animal species, vegetation, habitats, and ecosystems - is involving several institutions to update their accounts.
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The Global Development Network has launched a one-year research program for 2014-2015 to complement existing initiatives in natural resource management and accounting with a focus on land and water use.
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A three-day workshop in Istanbul March 9-11, 2015, brought together more than 50 experts from 12 countries to learn the rationale and tools for Natural Capital Accounting.
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A high-level policy seminar on wealth and natural capital accounting in Gaborone was attended by over 90 participants including senior Botswana Government officials.
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Mexico has been producing natural capital accounts for over 20 years. Mexico’s Director of Satellite Accounts, Raúl Figueroa Díaz, spoke with WAVES about the latest results.
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The Natural Capital Committee’s final report calls for the UK Government to work closely with the private sector and NGO’s to develop a strategy that includes natural capital accounting and better economic valuation.