Latest SEEA news
Brazil releases experimental ecosystem accounts for condition of water and non-wood forest products
22 April 2021
IBGE, the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics released on 15 April two new experimental ecosystem accounting studies.
UNSD releases final results of the NCAVES Indicators workstream
30 March 2021
The indicators workstream of the Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) project set out to assess the potential of the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) to derive relevant indicators (global and national).
6th Joint OECD/UNECE Seminar on SEEA Implementation held online from 9-11 March 2021
29 March 2021
This was the 6th of a series of Joint OECD/UNECE Seminars. The seminar provides a platform for exchange of knowledge and experiences on SEEA implementation and facilitates coordination between partners in the OECD/UNECE regions.
A Historic UN Statistical Commission for the SEEA
26 March 2021
The 52nd Session of the UN Statistical Commission was historic in a number of ways--not least because of the adoption of the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting. The adoption was a major recognition of the work done by the UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting.
Recent Progress and Trends in Global SEEA Implementation
26 March 2021
The results of the periodic Global Assessment of Environmental-Economic Accounting and Supporting Statistics are usually eagerly anticipated, as they act as a barometer for the overall progress of the SEEA community.
Update from the Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice
26 March 2021
Several events have taken place under the Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice recently, including webinars on Uganda, South Africa, Botswana and Liberia.
High-level webinar on SEEA Ecosystem Accounting for countries in Latin America
26 March 2021
The high-level webinar on the SEEA EA for countries in Latin America took place on Thursday, 4 February 2021. The Webinar was co-organized by the UN-ECLAC Statistics Division and the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) and was attended by over 117 participants, including 5 heads of NSOs, from 16 countries in Latin America.
UN Statistical Commission side events on Ocean Accounting and Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism
26 March 2021
Two side events were recently organized by the SEEA community during the 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission: (1) From experimental ocean accounts to SEEA-Ocean; and (2) High Level Discussion on Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism.
Resource Corner SEEA News and Notes: Issue No. 13
26 March 2021
In this issue, read about the findings of monetary ecosystem accounts for South Africa, pilot urban ecosystem accounts for the U.S., ecosystem accounts for India, and much more.
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