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Ecosystem Accounting and Ecological Civilization in China
20 September 2018
Under President Xi Jingping's vision for a sustainable symbiotic relationship between nature and human society, China has embarked on several programmes. The EU-funded National Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services Project, which is working towards implementing ecosystem accounting in China, is part of China's broad commitment to sustainable economic growth.
Resource Corner, SEEA News & Notes: Issue 3
19 September 2018
Find the latest SEEA resources for the SEEA News & Notes, Issue 3, including outcome papers for the SEEA Central Framework, Indonesia's experimental energy flows and more!
UK Air Pollution Removal: SEEA Accounts Show £1 billion Avoided in Health Damage Costs
18 September 2018
The U.K. Office of National Statistics recently published a report on the monetary valuation of vegetation surrounding it's urban and rural areas in removing harmful pollution and in turn reducing the healthcare related costs based on SEEA accounts, in the context of the their SEEA EEA programming.
The 13th Meeting of the UNCEEA: The Growing Role of SEEA in Meeting Critical Policy Challenges
18 September 2018
The 13th Meeting of UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA), was held in New York and attended by over 50 experts from 25 member states and 14 international organizations.
Online course on SEEA EEA for Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018
17 September 2018
As part of the Regional Training Programme on the SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting for Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, the SEEA will conduct an online course between September and November of 2018, to share with the participants a common level of technical knowledge on the SEEA EEA.
SDG 6 Indicators Bring Together Ecosystem Accounting and Earth Observation Communities
23 August 2018
UN Environment and Earth observation community produce land satellite images of approximately three quadrillion pixels for SDG 6.
2018 Experts Forum Highlights Ecosystem Accounting Progress and Activity
17 July 2018
The theory and practice of ecosystem accounting took center stage in June as experts from around the world convened in Glen Cove, New York to inform the revision of the SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EEA).
Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services in China
11 June 2018
Launched in early November 2017 in Beijing, the European Union funded project ‘Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services’ is supported by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS).
South Africa hosts Natural Capital Accounting Workshop
06 June 2018
Organized by The Department of Environmental Affairs, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), a national stakeholder workshop for the Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCA&VES) Project was held on 19 March 2018 in South Africa.
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