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Global Assessment of Non-Wood Forest Ecosystem Services: Spatially Explicit Meta-Analysis and Benefit Transfer to Improve the World Bank's Forest Wealth Database
The general methodological approach of this study involves identifying and summarizing findings from the ecosystem service valuation literature, in combination with statistical analyses, to develop a wide-ranging revision of the current nonwood forest wealth assessment.
Accounting for Natural Capital in Productivity of the Mining and Oil and Gas Sector
This paper presents a growth accounting framework in which subsoil mineral and energy resources are recognized as natural capital input into the production process.
Accounting for the environment as an economic asset: global progress and realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
National and international efforts to develop natural capital accounts are proliferating. The newly agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development echoes these efforts. Continued cooperation is needed to overcome key scientific and policy challenges.
Country Brief: Costa Rica
Costa Rica is at a critical juncture as increasing urbanization, demand for energy and agricultural growth place pressure on natural resources.
SEEA Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (SEEA AFF)
Subsystems of the SEEA framework elaborate on specific resources or sectors, including forests, fisheries and agriculture.
Water Account, Australia, 2013-14: Data Cubes
The Water Account, Australia (WAA) is one of the environmental–economic accounts produced by the ABS based on the System of Environmental–Economic Accounting (SEEA).
Water Account, Australia, 2013-14: Summary
Water Account, Australia presents information on the physical and monetary supply and use of water in the Australian economy, compiled in accordance with the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA).
Investing in our natural assets: How government can support business action
This report from the Aldersgate Group argues that it is in the UK’s economic and social interest to increase investment in its ‘natural capital’ and calls on government policy to do more to support businesses investing to improve the state of the UK’s natural assets.
Contribution à la gestion durable du tourisme côtier au Maroc à travers l’évaluation du coût de dégradation des services écosystémiques du littoral - Cas du littoral de Tétouan
Afin de contribuer à uner meilleure appréciation de la valeur économique des zone littorales au Maroc, la présente étude tente d'évaluer le coût de dégradation de quelques-uns des services écosystémiques rendus par les plages et les dunes du littoral de Tétouan au Maroc, notamment pour le secteur du tourism côtier.
Comptabilité du Capital Naturel pour la Gestion d’une Aire Protégée. Cas de la Nouvelle Aire protégée d’Antrema (Nord-Ouest Madagascar)
Le présent article relate l’application de la comptabilité du capital naturel à une aire protégée de taille modeste dans le Nord-Ouest de Madagascar, Antrema. Les comptes obtenus ont été utilisés pour la gestion de l’aire protégée. Il s’avère qu’effectivement, les comptes permettent de donner une vision d’ensemble de la situation environnementale de la zone étudiée. D’où la possibilité de réorienter les activités de conservation au sein de l’aire protégée.