Natural Capital Accounting efforts aim to inform the sustainable management of Laguna de Bay and Southern Palawan, two rich ecosystems in the Philippines.

Results call for an urgent need to strengthen policies and enforce environmental regulations to protect ecosystems, manage competing uses and promote sustainable development.

Ecosystem accounts in the Philippines show deforestation and pollution have degraded natural resources in Laguna de Bay, but found some improvement in southern Palawan’s forest cover.

At the Fifth Annual WAVES Partnership Meeting, countries shared key findings from their work on NCA.