Comprehensive Wealth in Canada 2018 – Measuring What Matters in the Long Term

This report by the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) raises the alarm on the evolution of Canada’s comprehensive wealth, comprising of all of Canada’s productive assets, over the 35-year period from 1980-2015. The report includes a section on natural capital, including natural capital indicators on 1) market natural capital—trends in the overall value-weighted quantities of natural assets that yield goods and services sold in the market economy; 2) ecosystems—trends in key ecosystem assets, such as forests and wetlands; and 3) climate—trends in key variables reflecting the stability of the climate.