Latest SEEA news
SEEA EEA Revision Process Update Q3-2020
23 October 2020
Since the last update on the SEEA EEA revision process in August 2020 all of the chapters of the revised SEEA EA have been drafted and the complete draft has been submitted for the second global consultation.
26th Meeting of the London Group on Environmental Accounting
23 October 2020
This year marked the 26th Meeting of the London Group on Environmental Accounting and, of course, the first year the meeting has been held virtually. This offered the possibility to engage more experts than usual, resulting in the largest London Group meeting yet.
Update from the African Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice
15 October 2020
Since its launch in July 2020, the NCA Community of Practice for Africa (NCA-CoP) has launched a new website of the Community, kindly developed and hosted by UNECA.
UNECE Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Climate Change-Related Statistics , 2020
05 October 2020
The UNECE Expert Forum is an annual event that serves as a platform for collaboration, sharing ideas and experience, discussing concepts and measurement issues, and identifying areas for development of practical guidance.
India releases its third consecutive annual SEEA report
30 September 2020
NSO India published its third annual report on environmental-economic accounts, on 30th September, 2020 formally titled “EnviStats India 2020 Vol. II - Environment Accounts”.
Brazil Ecosystem Extent Accounts, 2000-2018
24 September 2020
Brazil recently released ecosystem extent accounts for 2000-2018, which show that Brazilian terrestrial biomes lost about 500 thousand km2 of their natural areas.
Session 3 on Ecosystem Services: Virtual Forum on SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting, 2020
01 September 2020
The Virtual Expert Forum on SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting 2020 continued with its third session on accounting for ecosystem services held on 24 and 25 August.
Resource Corner, SEEA News & Notes, Issue 10
04 August 2020
Find the latest resources and publications here as well as in our knwoledge base including the FAO publication Drainage of Organic Soils, South African Experimental Monetary Ecosystem Accounts, New Zealand 2019 Environmental-Economic Accounts, Brazil Water Use in Rainfed Agriculture, ESCAP Technical Guidance on Ocean Accounting for Sustainable Development and more.
Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts and the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in the Economy
04 August 2020
The global material footprint is growing rapidly, outpacing population and economic growth. Material footprint entails the volume of biomass, metals, non-metallic minerals and fossil fuels that we extract. Materials fuel our economies and underpin human development and well-being. The global extraction of these materials has more than tripled since 1970 and continues to grow at an accelerated rate.
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