Latest SEEA news

SEEA and the 2030 Agenda

16 February 2018
At the sixth meeting of the Inter-Agency Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), held from 11-14 November 2017 in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, several important changes were made to SEEA-relevant indicators.

Trees Save Lives

16 February 2018
A recent study estimates that trees, through their removal of air pollutants, provided a benefit of more than 1 billion pounds to the United Kingdom (UK) health system in 2015 alone.

SEEA EEA Forum of Experts 18-20 June 2018

16 February 2018
The Forum of Experts in SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA) will be held on 18-20 June 2018 at the Glen Cove Mansion Hotel & Conference Center, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.

Where in the World is the SEEA?

15 February 2018
In 2015, the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA) updated its implementation strategy to include the goal of having at least 100 countries with ongoing, well-resourced programmes in the SEEA Central Framework accounting by 2020.

Ecosystem Accounting for the Netherlands

15 February 2018
In 2016, Statistics Netherlands and Wageningen University started to work on a three-year project with the aim to test and implement SEEA EEA ecosystem accounting for the Netherlands. Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water.

Green National Accounts for Denmark

15 February 2018
Statistics Denmark published a report highlighting the link between the economy and the environment through environmental-economic accounting on February 28.

Brazil to Use SEEA to Calculate Green Domestic Product

15 February 2018
Brazil has been one of the pioneers in beginning compilation of System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) accounts in South America.

National Plans in Support of the SEEA Launched in Four Countries

13 February 2018
Integrated information and high-quality statistics are not only essential elements in advancing evidence-based policy and decision making, they are also key to monitoring the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Communicating the Value of the SEEA

13 February 2018
Convincing policy makers and analysts to adopt an idea or use a framework is never easy or as straightforward as one might hope.